Missouri-Kansas City’s Dimitra Stavrianakou was named Western Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for Feb. 15-21.
Stavrianakou, a senior from Vrilissia, Greece (American College of Greece) went 2-0 in both singles and doubles on the week, helping UMKC win a dual against Washburn before falling in a tight 4-3 match against Air Force… Against WU, she took a straight-set win at No. 1 singles and a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles. On Sunday against Air Force, she and partner Melinda Johnson helped UMKC grab the doubles point with a 6-4 victory over Mary Meyers and Elisa Nelson at No. 1 doubles. In singles play, she played the tightest match of her career, playing to a tiebreak in all three sets at No. 1 over Mary Meyers, and won both the second and third to win the match.