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
2/11/2013 Michelle Dandik Zaale Women's Tennis
2/4/2013 Alex Carmon Men's Basketball
2/4/2013 Nate Gercken Baseball
1/27/2013 Vashti Thomas Women's Track & Field
1/27/2013 Johnny Carter Men's Track & Field
1/21/2013 Katy Wade Women's Basketball
1/21/2013 Ameer Shamsud-din Men's Basketball
1/13/2013 Johnny Carter Men's Track & Field
1/13/2013 Sha'Nice Storey Women's Basketball
1/7/2013 Jordan Rogers Women's Basketball
1/7/2013 Ivan "B.J." Prema, Jr. Men's Basketball
12/24/2012 Regina Camera Women's Basketball
12/24/2012 Ameer Shamsud-din Men's Basketball
12/17/2012 Sha'Nice Storey Women's Basketball
12/17/2012 Alex Carmon Men's Basketball
12/10/2012 Bryan Fisher Men's Basketball
12/10/2012 Alisa Griggs Women's Basketball
12/3/2012 Jordan Rogers Women's Basketball
12/3/2012 Alex Carmon Men's Basketball
11/26/2012 Czar Robotham Men's Basketball
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