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University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ player Azuma Visaya earned the first Big West Player of the Week award for 2026. The recognition marks Visaya’s fourth career weekly conference honor.
The Rainbow Warrior recorded a 2¨C1 record on the No. 1 singles court while going 1¨C2 in No. 2 doubles. Visaya opened the season against 15th-ranked UC Berkeley by edging out Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski in a third-set super tie-breaker. With the match tied at a set apiece and the team match already in hand, Visaya jumped out to a 5¨C0 lead in the super tie-breaker and traded points down the stretch to win 10¨C5.
In UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s second match of the season, Visaya defeated Gonzaga’s Giovanni Branchetti in straight sets, 6¨C1, 6¨C4.
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