DALLAS, Texas — WKU Tennis junior Laura Bernardos was named Conference USA Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday. Bernardos becomes the first Lady Topper to earn the honor since teammate Cora-Lynn von Dungern on January 22, 2020.
The Segovia, Spain, native went a perfect 2-0 in both singles and doubles play for the Lady Toppers this past weekend against C-USA opponents LA Tech and Southern Miss.
At No. 2 singles, Bernardos defeated LA Tech's Anastasiia Salenko in straight sets by a score of 6-3, 6-3, then came from behind to secure a three-set (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) win over Southern Miss' Katia de la Garza. At the No. 2 doubles spot with partner Samantha Martinez, the pair won 6-1 over the Lady Techsters and 6-3 against the Golden Eagles.
Although the team fell by a score of 4-3 against LA Tech, the momentum from the quality of play carried over to the next day, where Bernardos was a key part of WKU's 5-2 victory over Southern Miss, which was the first regular-season C-USA win for the Lady Toppers since a 4-1 result at UAB on March 10, 2018.
The Lady Toppers (2-7 overall record) now look ahead into their next two matches on the road, which will be at Austin Peay on Friday, March 12 and at Murray State on Sunday, March 14. The Governors own a 4-1 record, while the Racers currently sit with a 2-6 mark on the season.
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