Player of the Week 
Hi’ilani Williams, Indiana 
So. – Oro Valley, Ariz. – Arizona Connections Academy 

• Defended her Flight 1 singles title during the 2026 Hoosier Classic, earning back-to-back victories  

• Started the tournament with a 6-0, 6-3 win against Ball State’s Gabriella Barrera. Beat Notre Dame’s Mary-Louise Van Zyl, 6-1, 6-1 

• Defeated No. 46-ranked Bianca Molnar of Notre Dame in the championship, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 

• In doubles play, Williams and doubles partner Elisabeth Dunac, went 2-1 beating pairs from Miami (OH) and Ball State 

• Last Indiana Player of the Week: Hi’ilani Williams (October 8, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week
Philippa Färber, Northwestern 
Kiel, Germany 

• Went 5-1 in her first weekend of collegiate action, picking up two singles wins and three doubles wins at the Spartan Invite in East Lansing, Mich. 

• Picked up the first singles victory of her college career on Saturday, defeating Maria Batinic (Eastern Michigan) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0 

• Added an additional singles win on Sunday, defeating Marquette's Emmerson White 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 

• Collected doubles wins with three separate partners across the weekend: with Katya Shepherd Johnson against Marquette (8-3), with Erica Jessel against Eastern Michigan (8-6) and with Aely Arai against DePaul (8-6) 

• Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Margot Phanthala (Jan. 21, 2026) 

2026-27 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees
Sept. 16 
P: Gabriella Lindgren, So., MICH 
F: Lyla Messler, ILL 
Sept. 23 
P: Ahmani Guichard, Sr., UCLA 
F: Nela Jandova, WASH 
Sept. 30 
P: Luciana Perry, Sr., OSU 
F: no selection 
Oct. 7 
P: Hi’ilani Williams, So., IND 
F: Philippa Färber, NU