For the second consecutive week and third occasion this season, Brooklyn College freshman Yuliya Orkis has been named the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC)/Hospital for Special Surgery Women’s Tennis Player of the Week.
In a 6-3 victory over conference foe the College of Staten Island on October 11th, Orkis won both of her matches on the day to help keep the Bulldogs perfect on the season in CUNYAC play, while also clinching the number 1 overall seed for Brooklyn in the upcoming CUNYAC/HSS Women’s Tennis Championships.
Playing at number 1 doubles, Orkis teamed up with Liana Rivkin to defeat the tandem of Ilona Stoyko and Jean Baak, 8-1, and then later shutdown Alena Vandeneeva in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 at number 1 singles.