SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU women’s tennis player Laylo Bakhodirova has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Feb. 15-21. The selection is made by the conference office.
 
Bakhodirova went 2-0 on the week, winning at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to lead the Bucs to a 5-2 win over VCU, their first over the Rams since 2018.
 
Bakhodirova and Mariya Shumeika teamed up to take down Yelizaveta Karlova and Victoria Matasova, ranked No. 59 nationally, by a 6-4 score. In singles play, Bakhodirova topped Victoria Smirnova 6-3, 7-5.
 
Bakhodirova, who earned her third SoCon player of the week honor of the season on Tuesday, ran her singles winning streak to six straight and her doubles winning streak with Shumeika to five.
 
A senior marketing major from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Bakhodirova carries a 3.745 GPA.
 
ETSU (7-3) idle until it hosts Radford on Friday, March 3, at 2 p.m.
 
Also nominated: Jessie Young (Chattanooga women’s tennis), Andrea Bailey (Samford women’s basketball) and Mathew Larkin (Wofford men’s golf).
 
2022-23 SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7    Abigail Robertson, Sr., Furman women’s cross country
Sept. 14   Chandler Martin, R-Fr., LB, ETSU football
Sept. 21   Collin Ironside, R-So., QB, VMI football
Sept. 28   Nieva Gaither, Jr., MF, Furman women’s soccer
Oct. 5      Kennedy Smith, Sr., OH, Wofford volleyball
Oct. 12    Maggie Lloyd, Jr., F, Western Carolina women’s soccer
Oct. 19    Nadia Wilson, So., D, UNCG women’s soccer
Oct. 26    Tarik Pannholzer, Jr., F, ETSU men’s soccer
Nov. 2     Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s cross country
Nov. 9     Reuben Lowery III, So., DB, Chattanooga football
Nov. 16    Annie Karle, Gr., OH, Mercer volleyball
Nov. 23    Julian Ashby, Jr., LS, Furman football
Nov. 30    Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 7     Lilly Hatton, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 14    Erin Houpt, So., G, Mercer women’s basketball
Dec. 21    Helen Matthews, Jr., G, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 28    Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Jan. 4      Kyla Allison, Gr., G, Western Carolina women’s basketball
Jan. 11    Lincoln Heck, So., 157, Chattanooga wrestling
Jan. 18    Rebekah Howard, R-Jr., ETSU women’s indoor track and field
Jan. 25    Ty Kimberlin, Gr., Samford men’s indoor track and field
Feb. 1      Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Feb. 8      Yunuen Elizarraras, Gr., ETSU women’s tennis
Feb. 15    Kate Mattison, 5^th, Western Carolina indoor track and field
Feb. 22    Laylo Bakhodirova, Sr., ETSU women’s tennis