Penn State's Januskova Collects Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week Award

Senior went 4-0 against ranked opponents last weekend

April 17, 2013

Park Ridge, Ill. -

Big Ten Athlete of the Week
Petra Januskova, Penn State
Sr. – Ottawa, Canada – St. Paul

  • Went 4-0 on the week, all victories over ranked opponents, in Penn State’s matches against Illinois and Northwestern
  • Bested No. 106 Veronica Corning (6-4, 6-4) of Northwestern and No. 117 Melissa Kopinski (7-6 [5], 6-3) of Illinois in No. 1 singles action
  • Teamed with Chelsea Utting to down No. 9 Linda Abu Mushrefova and Nida Hamilton of the Wildcats and No. 27 Kopinski and Rachael White of the Illini in the No. 1 doubles spot
  • Earns the third weekly award of her career and first of the season
  • Last Penn State Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week: Petra Januskova (Jan. 10, 2012)