Texas Tech’s Lisa Mays and Ilgiz Valiev swept the women’s and men’s Big 12 Tennis Player of the Week honors for Week 9.
 
A freshman playing the No. 1 court, Mays again led the way for the Lady Raiders in knocking off two ranked Big 12 opponents. She was a combined 4-0 through the weekend, 2-0 in both singles and doubles. Against K-State, Mays defeated No. 46 Karine-Marion Job in three sets, which included a third-set tiebreaker. Also in singles, Mays knocked out KU’s No. 81 Sonia Smagina in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. In doubles, Mays and teammate Kaitlin Staines shutout the Wildcats’ No. 46 duo of Job and Linares. Against the Jayhawks, Mays and Staines ousted the No. 1 court pair of Smagina and Karvouni.
 
Valiev, a senior for the Red Raider men, is in the midst of a six-match win streak. From the No. 2 court last weekend, he easily disposed of his opponent from No. 35 San Diego in straight sets. On the doubles court, Valiez helped take No. 3 court victories over San Diego and No. 26 Oklahoma. In the 4-1 win over the Sooners, Valiez held off Alex Martinez Puigdellos in an unfinished duel that went three sets.
 
2021 Big 12 Tennis Weekly Awards

Date	Women’s Player of the Week	Men’s Player of the Week
Mar. 16	Lisa Mays, Texas Tech, Fr.	Ilgiz Valiev, Texas Tech, Sr.