Sophie Zhuang of the Kalamazoo College women's tennis team was named the SAAC Women's Hornet of the Week on Tuesday (Mar. 21).
The women's tennis team played three matches this past week, including a road MIAA match against Albion (Mar. 15) and neutral non-conference matches against Marywood (Mar. 17) and Salisbury (Mar. 19) in Orlando, Fla. The Hornets finished the week 3-0 to extend their winning streak to four in a row with wins over the Britons (9-0), Pacers (9-0), and Sea Gulls (5-4).
Zhuang went 6-0 this past week with three wins with her doubles partner, Renee Torres, in the #1 spot and three wins in #2 singles matches. Zhuang and Torres won their doubles matches 8-1 over Albion, 8-2 over Marywood, and 8-2 over Salisbury. Zhuang was just as dominant in her singles matches, defeating Albion and Marywood 6-0, 6-0 and Salisbury 6-4, 6-1. She has now won four straight singles and doubles matches, with two coming during conference play.
In her career, Zhuang is 27-23 (15-1 MIAA) in singles matches and 26-29 (12-4 MIAA) in doubles matches. The senior has worked up from playing #3/4 singles and #2 doubles her first year to #2 singles and #1 doubles this season. Zhuang is a two-time All-MIAA Second Team and MIAA Academic Honor Roll member.
Kalamazoo will play three road matches this week at #8 Emory on Monday (Mar. 20), Covenant on Wednesday (Mar. 22), and Sewanee on Thursday (Mar. 23).
2022-23 Women's Hornets of the Week
Sophie Zhuang, Tennis
Meghan Killmaster, Tennis
Sam Moss, Softball
Abbie Caza, Lacrosse
Ella Spooner, Lacrosse
Kaelyn Arlington, Basketball
Kaelyn Arlington, Basketball
Mary Muenzenmaier, Swimming
Camille Misra, Swimming
Camille Misra, Swimming
Laila Vincent, Basketball
Camille Misra, Swimming
Kaelyn Arlington, Basketball
Paige Anderson, Cross Country
Camille Misra, Swimming
Paige Anderson, Cross Country
Lexi Nesbitt, Soccer
Jana Molby, Volleyball
Camille Misra, Swimming
Paige Anderson, Cross Country
Halley Johnson, Volleyball
Destiny Garcia, Soccer
Ellie Andrews, Soccer
Sydney Pickell, Golf