WICHITA, Kan. - Junior LingWei Kong went unbeaten in singles and doubles play over the weekend to be named the American Athletic Conference Women's Player of the Week.
Kong, a Guangzhou, China native, set the tone for the Shockers in their matches against UT Arlington and AAC foe Tulane. Against Tulane, Kong rekindled last year's partnership with Ting-ya Hsu, and they proceeded to down Adelaide Lavery and Laura Fabrizi, 6-3. Kong met Lavery in singles action on court two and clinched the match point, 6-4, 7-5, to snap an eight-match losing streak for the Shockers.