INDIANAPOLIS - Oakland tennis student-athlete Nirva Patel was named Nike® Horizon League Women's Singles Player of the Week announced by the league office on Wednesday.
 
Patel, a Somerset, UK native, went a perfect 2-0 at the No. 2 singles position helping Oakland win their first two matches of the season over IUPUI to go 2-0 in Horizon League play. She defeated Gabrielle Ochalik in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, in Oakland's 5-2 win and followed that up with a hard-fought three-set win over Christina Stankovic (5-7, 6-1, 7-5) helping the Golden Grizzlies to a 4-3 win to complete the weekend sweep.
 
Oakland hosts Youngstown State for a pair of dual matches on Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 27-28 at 4:30 p.m.
 
2021 Nike® #HLTennis Women's Singles Player of the Week
February 3 – Cecilia Rosas, Youngstown State
February 10 – Georgia Gulin, UIC
February 17 – Lucie Prochazkova, UIC
February 24 – Greta Carbone, Milwaukee
March 3 – Elvira Esteo, Youngstown State
March 11 – Tamara Malazonia, UIC
March 17 – Agnes Gustafsson, UIC
March 24 – Nirva Patel, Oakland
 
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