IRVINE, Calif.—University of Hawai'i freshman Nelly Knezkova has been voted The Big West Women's Tennis Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks following another solid showing against nationally ranked competition. This is the fourth BW weekly award given to a Rainbow Wahine this season—Ana Vilcek (Jan. 17), Nikola Homolkova (March 5), and Knezkova (March 20 & 27).

Knezkova notched another nationally ranked win over No. 38 Hannah Viller-Moeller in the Rainbow Wahine's match at No. 10 Cal. The Prague, Czech Republic product rallied  for a comeback straight-set victory. Knezkova won the first set, but found herself trailing 2-4 in Set 2. But Knezkova that won the next four-straight game to sweep Viller-Moeller, 6-2, 6-4 to win the lone point for Hawai'i. Also at singles, Knezkova collected another win at No. 1 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 triumph to clinch a 4-3 win at San Jose State to start the Rainbow Wahine's roadtrip.. 

• Against No. 9 Southern California, Knezkova kept pace with 28^th-ranked Emma Charney of the Trojans, but ultimately fell in a tight match, 6-4, 6-2.
 
Currently, Hawai'i leads the league with a perfect 4-0 mark in Big West play and is 7-6 overall.