Gomez Earns First Lady Netter POTW Honors
March 20, 2007 | Women's Tennis
Macon, G.A. - For the first time since joining the Atlantic Sun in 2002, a student-athlete from Gardner-Webb's women's tennis team has been honored as the Player of the Week, announced today by the league office. The Bulldogs' Jenny Gomez posted a 3-0 singles record this past week to become the first female tennis player in GWU history to be acknowledged by the conference with such an honor.
Gomez, a sophomore from Rincon, Ga., earned wins against three conference foes as Gardner-Webb faced Campbell, Belmont and Lipscomb, all on the road.
Against the Lady Camels, Gomez defeated Ana Surviladze 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 before the team headed to Nashville, Tenn. for a weekend double-header. She finished the week with wins over Tatiana Pozo (6-4, 6-7, 6-2) and Emily Ellis (6-2, 7-6) of Belmont and Lipscomb, respectively.
Gomez earned all of her wins at the No. 3 singles spot, where she improved to 6-0 on the season. Her record at that spot is the best in the Atlantic Sun so far this season.
The honor is the first of its kind for Gomez, who was Atlantic Sun second team all-conference and all-freshman team last season.
The Atlantic Sun Player of the Week is announced every Tuesday during the 2007 tennis season.
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