Lesniak Named C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Month

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Marta Lesniak was name Conference USA Tennis Athlete of the Month after winning to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championship. This is her sixth consecutive–and seventh overall–Athlete of the Month honor of her career. She topped four opponents ranked No. 26 or higher, including two ranked in the top five.

Tenth-ranked Marta Lesniak won five matches en route to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championship at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. She finished the title run with a 7-5, 6-1 victory against No. 26 Joanna Mather of Florida in the final. Lesniak defeated Sabrina Santamaria of USC, No. 5 Lauren Embree of Florida, No. 17 Mallory Burdette of Stanford and No. 4 Denise Dy of Washington to reach the championship match. Lesniak went 17-3 in the fall and is 102-18 (.850) for her career. She ranks third at SMU in career wins and ranks second in career winning percentage.

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