SAN BRUNO, Calif. –  For the fifth time this season and the second week in a row, Pepperdine swept this week's West Coast Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week awards. Chantal Sauvant won Singles Player of the Week, while Živa Falkner and Sonja Zhiyenbayeva won Doubles Team of the Week and Zhiyenbayeva also won Freshman of the Week for the seventh time this season. 
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK – CHANTAL SAUVANT, GR. – PEPPERDINE
Chantal Sauvant earned a pair of singles wins on the No. 4 court for the Waves last week. She earned her first career ranked win against NC State before earning another two-set victory against Cal Poly. This is the second time this season Sauvant has been named conference singles player of the week.

Also nominated: Elif Tuana Gunal, Saint Mary's; Ashley Katz, Santa Clara; Ines Leon, San Diego; Indiya McLeod, Pacific; Meagan Pearson, Portland; Martina Puvill, Washington State; Emily Robertson, Gonzaga

WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK – SONJA ZHIYENBAYEVA, FR., ŽIVA FALKNER, TR., PEPPERDINE
Živa Falkner and Sonja Zhiyenbayeva defeated the No. 2 ranked doubles tandem in the country in their lone match as a pair last week. The duo took down Gabriella Broadfoot and Victoria Osuigwe from NC State, 6-3, improving to 7-1 on the season. This is the third time this season the pair has won conference doubles team of the week honors.  

Also nominated: Lamija Avdic and Natalia Mitchta, Seattle U; Vilma Krebs Hyllested and Maria Shmakova, San Diego; Indiya McLeod and Milena Maiorova, Pacific; Emily Robertson and Ella Nielsen, Gonzaga
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – SONJA ZHIYENBAYEVA, FR. – PEPPERDINE
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva was part of a doubles team that earned a victory over the No. 2-ranked pair in the country to go along with a singles win on the No. 2 court last week. For the second time this season, Zhiyenbayeva has won conference freshman of the week three weeks in a row. 

Also nominated: Ashley Katz, Santa Clara; Ines Leon, San Diego; Helene Schnack, LMU; Sophie Stanton, Saint Mary's

2026 West Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Singles Players of the Week
January 20: Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
January 27: Alaia Rubio Perez, Portland
February 3: Chantal Sauvant, Pepperdine
February 10: Kim-Michaela Zahraj, LMU
February 17: Lidia Gonzalez, LMU
February 24: Alexia Harmon, Pepperdine
March 3: Daniella Dimitrova, Sr., Santa Clara
March 10: Maxine Murphy, Washington State
March 17: Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
March 24: Chantal Sauvant, Pepperdine
 
2026 West Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Doubles Teams of the Week
January 20: Anastasiia Grechkina and Chantal Sauvant, Pepperdine
January 27: Anni Moll and Hannah Read, San Diego
February 3: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva and Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
February 10: Eva Alvarez Sande and Yura Nakagawa, Washington State
February 17: Lamija Avdic and Natalia Michta, Seattle U
February 24: Duru Soke and Shihomi Leong, Pepperdine
March 3: Vilma Krebs Hyllested and Maria Shmakova, San Diego
March 10: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva and Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
March 17: Duru Soke and Shihomi Leong, Pepperdine
March 24: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva and Živa Falkner, Pepperdine

2026 West Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Freshmen of the Week
January 20: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
January 27: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
February 3: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
February 10: Helene Schnack, LMU
February 17: Sofia Perovani, LMU
February 24: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
March 3: Maria Shmakova, San Diego
March 10: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
March 17: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
March 24: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine