Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Amal Ben El Hadj

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/25/2013
  • Sport
    Women's Tennis
  • Bio
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Senior Amal Ben El Hadj stayed undefeated on the year in singles play as the Urban Knights played two matches last week, losing a close one to Fresno Pacific on Thursday and dominating Cal State Stanislaus last Saturday. Ben El Hadj also teamed up with Jenny Johansson to win both of her doubles matches for the week. The win in the third doubles slot against FPU was the sole point in doubles play for the Knights, giving them a chance against the Sunbirds who would go on to win.

But in singles play, Ben El Hadj has taken every opponent in stride. After Saturday's win over Cal State Stanislaus, the senior now has won eight in a row to start the season, all in straight sets. Those 16 sets include six 6-0 wins and four more 6-1 victories. Ben El Hadj now ranks second all-time in singles wins, and has the highest career singles winning percentage with a .780 clip.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
4/22/2013 Deanna Tyndall Women's Golf
4/15/2013 Amal Ben El Hadj Women's Tennis
4/15/2013 Crystal Superal Women's Golf
4/8/2013 Vashti Thomas Women's Track & Field
4/8/2013 Nate Gercken Baseball
4/1/2013 Vashti Thomas Women's Track & Field
4/1/2013 Aaron Garabedian Baseball
3/25/2013 Vashti Thomas Women's Track & Field
3/25/2013 Lucia Zavarcikova Women's Tennis
3/18/2013 Jenny Johansson Women's Tennis
3/18/2013 Sean Etow Men's Golf
3/11/2013 Vashti Thomas Women's Track & Field
3/11/2013 Jordan Rogers Women's Basketball
3/4/2013 Kimberly Dauer Softball
3/4/2013 Nina Gajdosikova Women's Tennis
2/25/2013 Lauren Stover Softball
2/25/2013 Amal Ben El Hadj Women's Tennis
2/18/2013 Haily MacDonald Softball
2/18/2013 Ariel Dale Women's Basketball
2/11/2013 Shaquille Howard Men's Track & Field
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