FARMINGTON, Utah — After an undefeated weekend on the courts,
Kelly Arends earned Big Sky Co-Player of the Week. Arends went 2-0 in singles to earn the award. She shares the honor with Portland State's Momoko Yoshimura.
The Eagles spent the weekend in Missoula, Mont. for two matches. Arends played at the No. 6 spot against the Grizzlies Shivika Agrawal, winning in two sets (6-4, 6-3). The win helped propel Eastern to a 5-2 match win over Montana on their home courts.
The following day against Utah State, Arends gutted out a win at the No. 5 spot against Ana Paula Chavez Sanchez. Arends won the first set 6-3, but dropped the second, 6-4. In the third-set tiebreaker, Arends won 10-5 to secure the point.
The wins marked Arends second and third victories of her young career. She is 3-3 overall this season, improving to a 2-2 record at No. 6 and 1-1 at No. 5, currently winning three-straight matches.
Eastern hosts Montana State for the team's conference opener on Saturday (Feb. 24) at 11 a.m. from the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse.
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Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals.
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