SAN BRUNO, Calif. –  Picking up the highest-ranked win of her career, Maxine Murphy from Washington State won West Coast Conference Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week. Pepperdine earned the other two awards with Sonja Zhiyenbayeva winning two awards, Freshman of the Week and Doubles Team of the Week with Živa Falkner. 
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MAXINE MURPHY, SR. – WASHINGTON STATE
Against No. 16 Pepperdine, Maxine Murphy posted the biggest win of her career when she defeated No. 10 Anastasiia Grechkina at No. 2 singles. Murphy posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over Grechkina. The Wave grabbed an early break to lead 2-0, before Murphy won six of the next seven games to take the first set, 6-3. In the second, it was close throughout until Murphy grabbed a late break of serve to close out a 6-3, 6-4 win. The victory was the highest-ranked win for a Cougar player since Michaela Bayerlova defeated No. 9 Chloe Beck of Duke at the NCAA Championships, May 24, 2022. This is Murphy's first conference weekly award and the second overall for the Cougars. 

Also nominated: Indiya McLeod, Pacific; Alexia Harmon, Pepperdine; Hannah Read, San Diego; Emily Robertson, Gonzaga

WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK – SONJA ZHIYENBAYEVA, FR., ZIVA FALKNER, TR PEPPERDINE
The Waves pair went 3-0 at No. 1 doubles for the Waves last week, including a pair of conference wins to go along with a ranked victory over No. 24 Stanford. Their match at No. 10 California went unfinished at 4-4. This is the second time this pair has won conference doubles team of the week, and the Waves have won the award four times total. 

Also nominated: Anni Moll / Hannah Read, San Diego; Kim-Michaela Zahraj & Helene Schnack, LMU; 

WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – SONJA ZHIYENBAYEVA, FR. – PEPPERDINE
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva went 3-0 last week in singles and 3-0 in doubles as the Waves were 5-0 as a team with three ranked victories. She has now won this award five times this season. 

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
 
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

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