STATESBORO - Georgia Southern freshman Nanaka Kijima has been named the Sun Belt Conference's Women's Tennis Player of the Week, announced today by league officials.
Kijima went 4-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles as the Eagles extended their current win streak to seven with four wins last week .The Chiba, Japan, native began the week with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Jacksonville State's Polina Ramenskaja on Tuesday, then picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win over the College of Charleston's Ella Faessler on Friday. Kijima capped the week with a pair of 6-1, 6-0 wins over Amelie Allard and Nyanquie Tomegah of Queens (NC), improving her singles record this Spring to 7-1.