IRVING, Texas (March 7, 2017) – Sophomore Andrea Lazaro has been named the Conference USA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the week ending March 5, the league announced on Tuesday.
The native of Barcelona, Spain, improved to 7-0 in dual meets this season with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over UNLV's Carol Yang (No. 31 in the last week's ITA rankings). With the team down 2-1, Lazaro defeated Yang for her fourth win over a nationally ranked opponent this season and third of the spring. The point tied the match and sparked a string of four-straight victories for the Panthers handing the Rebels the 5-2 loss.