SAN BRUNO, Calif. –  After San Diego garnered two sweeps over Washington State and Gonzaga, the Toreros won two of the final three West Coast Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week awards for 2026. Hannah Read was tabbed the Singles Player of the Week while Vilma Krebs Hyllested won Freshman of the Week. Santa Clara picked up Doubles Team of the Week with Lizanne Boyer and Juliette Krumholz earning the accolade.      
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK – HANNAH READ, SO. – SAN DIEGO
Hannah Read only lost two games in four sets to go 2-0 in No. 50 USD's perfect weekend. In the 4-0 sweep of Washington State last Saturday, she won convincingly 6-1, 6-0 to be the first to finish in singles. In the 4-0 sweep over Gonzaga last Sunday, she won 6-0, 6-1, and again was the first to finish, marking a streak of 17 straight games won. This is Read's second conference weekly award overall this season and the first time a Torero won conference Singles Player of the Week this season. 

Also nominated: Živa Falkner, Pepperdine; Kim-Michaela Zahraj, LMU; Juliette Krumholz, Santa Clara

WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK – LIZANNE BOYER, GR., JULIETTE KRUMHOLZ, SO., SANTA CLARA
Lizanne Boyer and Juliette Krumholz won all four of their doubles matches last week, defeating pairs from Pacific, Saint Mary's, Washington State and Gonzaga, all at the No. 3 spot. Their performances helped the Broncos claim a spot in this week's West Coast Conference Tournament. Against Pacific, the Bronco tandem defeated Maggie Hoe and Rayna Sugai 6-1. They later beat Sophie Stanton and Sydney Wilson of Saint Mary's 6-4 to clinch the doubles point in a match the Broncos won 4-0. Facing Washington State last Thursday, Boyer and Krumholz took care of Yura Nakagawa and Zali Morris 6-3 for the first doubles win for SCU. In Friday's regular season finale against Gonzaga, they won 6-3 over Elizabeth Tindera and Diana Yanotovskaya to once again get the first doubles win for the team. The Broncos secured the doubles point en route to sweeping the Zags 4-0. This is Santa Clara's first Doubles Team of the Week award in 2026.

Also nominated: Vilma Krebs Hyllested and Maria Shmakova, San Diego; Helene Schnack and Kim-Michaela Zahraj, LMU; Sonja Zhiyenbayeva and Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – VILMA KREBS HYLLESTED, FR. – SAN DIEGO
Vilma Krebs Hyllested went 2-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles in No. 50 USD's perfect weekend. In the Toreros' 4-0 sweep over Washington State last Saturday to clinch second place in the West Coast Conference, she and Maria Shmakova won 6-0 in doubles. In singles, she posted her first career ranked win, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) on court two to clinch the dual. In the 4-0 sweep over Gonzaga last Sunday, she finished first in doubles again with a 6-3 win. In singles, she won 6-2, 6-4 on the No. 2 court. Krebs Hyllested wraps up the regular season having won three conference weekly awards overall.  

Also nominated: Ashley Katz, Santa Clara; Shihomi Leong, Pepperdine; Helene Schnack, LMU

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
March 31: Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
April 7: Yura Nakagawa, Washington State
April 14: Eva Alvarez Sande, Washington State
April 21: Hannah Read, San Diego
 
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
March 31: Lidia Gonzalez and Camilia Samel-Druz, LMU
April 7: Alaia Rubio Perez and Maria Galatescu, Portland
April 14: Vilma Krebs Hyllested and Maria Shmakova, San Diego
April 21: Lizanne Boyer and Juliette Krumholz, Santa Clara

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
March 31: Helene Schnack, LMU
April 7: Helene Schnack, LMU
April 14: Maria Shmakova, San Diego
April 21: Vilma Krebs Hylleste, San Diego