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USU's Brianna Harris Honored As WAC Women's Tennis Player Of The Week

March 2, 2011

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State junior Brianna Harris was honored by the Western Athletic Conference for her perfect, 5-0, week and was named the Verizon Women's Tennis Player of the Week award. The conference office selected the award and announced it on Tuesday.

Harris, a junior from Calgary, Canada (Bishop Carroll HS), went 5-0 in singles play during the week, helping Utah State to a 4-1 record in the process. Harris was able to start the week well as she defeated Eastern Washington's Rocio Norena, 6-0, 6-2. In the lone Utah State loss, at North Texas, 6-1, Harris managed the lone point for USU, as she defeated Carolina Barboza, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. Harris wouldn't drop a set in her next three matches to close out the week by defeating Temple College's Valentina Kecman (6-0, 6-0), Seminole College's Ashley Coleman (6-0, 6-0), and Collin County Community College's Regan Perma (6-0, 6-0).

Harris is the second women's player from USU to capture the WAC honor, as senior Hailey Swenson was honored on Feb. 8 for her early season performance.

Harris and the Utah State women's tennis will not see the court again for over three weeks when the team travels to the West Coast for a two-match road trip. The Aggies will take on San Francisco on Thursday, March 24, followed with a bout against conference foe San Jose State on Friday, March 25.

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...She just got back from her mission in the spring, so it is so awesome she has been able to do so well so soon!

I'm so proud of her!