SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Laylo Bakhodirova has been named the Southern Conference women’s tennis player of the week for all matches played from Jan. 24-30, the conference announced on Tuesday. The award is selected by the league office.
 
Bakhodirova won at No. 1 singles and doubles in the Bucs’ 4-2 setback at Virginia Tech on Sunday.
 
The senior from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, partnered with Mariya Shumeika to take down the Hokies’ Dariya Radulova and Ozlem Uslu at the top doubles flight, 6-4, clinching the doubles point for ETSU.
 
In singles play, Bakhodirova dispatched Radulova in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
 
The weekly award is the fifth of Bakhodirova’s career and second in three weeks.
 
ETSU (2-3) heads to Nashville, Tennessee, for matches at Lipscomb and Belmont on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
 
Also nominated: Eden Schlagenhauf (Mercer), Raegan Mitchell (UNCG), Caroline Gibbens (Chattanooga) and Madison Schwarz (Western Carolina).
 
SoCon Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 17          Laylo Bakhodirova, ETSU
Jan. 24          Jessie Young, Chattanooga
Jan. 31          Laylo Bakhodirova, ETSU