University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
De la Garza Tabbed C-USA Female Tennis Athlete of the Week
1/30/2019 11:56:00 AM | Women's Tennis
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss sophomore Katia de la Garza was named the Conference USA Female Tennis Athlete of the Week. De la Garza, a Nuevo Leon, Mexico native, concluded her opening weekend without a blemish on her record.
A West Alabama transfer, de la Garza snagged her first win as a Golden Eagle against Aylen Hubeaut of Florida A&M at No. 3 singles. In what ended up being the closest contest of her weekend, de la Garza won 6-3, 6-2. On Saturday, after moving back to No. 4 singles, she stayed hot en route to defeating Jackson State's Lily Zhang. Against Zhang, she dropped just one game, winning 6-1, 6-0. To conclude her weekend, de la Garza dominated Stefany Grlj of Alcorn State, winning 6-0, 6-0.
On the doubles side, de la Garza went 2-0 with Tanit Lopez on court three. Against Florida A&M, the duo secured the doubles point for Southern Miss by beating Sophia Osabuohien and Rachel Harden, 6-1. Lopez and de la Garza went unfinished on Saturday, but secured a win by forfeit on Sunday at Alcorn State.
On the weekend, de la Garza outscored her opponents 36 games to just six. De la Garza and the Golden Eagles will be back on Saturday when they host West Alabama at 2 P.M.
Coach Steve Schram on de la Garza
"I am proud of Katia for the work that she's put in so far and she's well deserving of this award. We look forward to her continued success as the season progresses."
Singles
De la Garza def. Aylen Hubeaut (FAMU) 6-3, 6-2
De la Garza def. Lily Zhang (JSU) 6-1, 6-0
De la Garza def. Stefany Grlj (ALCS) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Lopez/de la Garza def. Sophia Osabuohien/Rachel Harden (FAMU) 6-2
Lopez/de la Garza def. Forfeit
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