SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Katarina Kozarov has been named the Southern Conference women’s tennis player of the week for all matches played April 5-11, the conference office announced Monday.
 
Kozarov, a senior, went 1-0 in both singles and doubles as Furman, ranked 32rd as a team, swept Mercer, 7-0, on April 8. 
 
The native of Novi Sad, Serbia, ranked seventh nationally in singles play, defeated Mercer’s Alara Hollyfield in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.
 
In doubles, Kozarov and teammate Julia Adams, ranked 16^th as a duo, downed the Bears’ Mary Courville and Lauren Rich, 6-0.
 
Furman (18-6, 6-0 SoCon) concludes the regular season against ETSU (12-8, 6-0) on Saturday, April 17, at 11 a.m. in Greenville, South Carolina, to determine the regular-season champion.
 
Also nominated: Maria Carvajal (ETSU), Hanna Giddings (UNCG), Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg (Samford), Callie Billman (Chattanooga) and Georgia Fischer (Wofford).
 
SoCon Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 25 – Katarina Kozarov, Furman
Feb. 1 – Katarina Kozarov, Furman
Feb. 8 – Julia Adams, Furman
Feb. 15 – Julia Adams, Furman
Feb 22 – Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg, Samford
March 1 – Katarina Kozarov, Furman
March 8 – Madison Dillon, Furman
March 15 – Emilia Alfaro, ETSU
March 22 – Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg, Samford
March 29 – Brianna Gomez, UNCG
April 5 – Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga, ETSU
April 12 – Katarina Kozarov, Furman