SAN MATEO, Calif. - Saint Mary's Women's Tennis player Mariia Kozyreva has been name the WCC Singles Player of the Week for April 5. "Masha" defeated the No. 9 player in the country Shiori Fukuda 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4) by taking the final set in a tiebreaker on Saturday's final match at Pepperdine.
The Saint-Petersburg, Russia native is 20-5 on the season and is currently ranked No. 49 in the country. Last season she was named to the WCC First Team for Singles and Doubles and has been named to the first team every year the award has been given out by the WCC in her time as a Gael.