March 13, 2013
Park Ridge, Ill. -
Big Ten Athlete of the Week
Mary Weatherholt, Nebraska
Sr. – Prairie Village, Kan. – Shawnee Mission South
- Went 3-0 on the week in No. 10 Nebraska’s victories over No. 7 Northwestern (4-3) and No. 37 Illinois (6-1)
- Defeated No. 55 Kate Turvy (6-2, 6-0) of Northwestern and No. 120 Melissa Kopinski (3-6, 6-4, 6-2) of Illinois in No. 1 singles action
- Teamed with Patricia Veresova to down No. 8 Linda Abu Mushrefova and Nida Hamilton (8-6) of Northwestern in the No. 1 doubles slot
- Improved to 14-0 in singles play on the season, including 7-0 against ranked opponents
- Earns her fourth career weekly award and third this season
- Last Nebraska Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week: Mary Weatherholt (Feb. 13, 2013)
2013 Big Ten Athletes of the Week
Jan. 15: Alecia Kauss, So., IND
Jan. 23: Sarah Lee, So., MICH
Jan. 30: Mary Weatherholt, Sr., NEB
Feb. 6: Ronit Yurovsky, Fr., MICH
Feb. 13: Mary Weatherholt, Sr., NEB
Feb. 20: Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum, Fr., PUR
Feb. 27: Emina Bektas, So., MICH
March 6: Ronit Yurovsky, Fr., MICH
March 13: Mary Weatherholt, Sr., NEB
