March 16, 2010
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - ARIZONA STATE junior Kelcy McKenna has been named Pac-10 Women's Tennis Player of the Week for March 8-14, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. This is the second straight week a Sun Devil has been named Player of the Week as Micaela Hein was honored previously.
McKenna of North Bend, Ore., led the Sun Devils to three wins last week, including a 4-3 upset over No. 13 USC. In 7-0 wins over both Memphis and Oregon, the All-American won in straight sets defeating Marjorie Ondeck of Memphis (6-1, 6-0) and Pavlina Smatove of Oregon (6-3, 6-3). Against the Trojans and the match tied at 3-3, McKenna defeated No. 22 Danielle Lao 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 at the No. 3 singles position. With the win, ASU improved to 9-2 on the season.
This marks the second-career weekly honor for McKenna and the eighth all-time Pac-10 Player of the Week selection for the Arizona State women.
2010 Pac-10 Women's Tennis Players of the Week: Jan. 25 - Venise Chan, WASH; Feb. 2 - Denise Dy, WASH; Feb. 9 - Lindsay Burdette, STAN; Feb. 16 - Jana Juricova, CAL; Feb. 23 - Venise Chan, WASH; Mar. 2 - Maria Sanchez, USC; Mar. 9 - Micaela Hein, ASU; Mar. 16 - Kelcy McKenna, ASU