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
1/9/2012 Ameer Shamsud-din Men's Basketball
1/2/2012 William Overton, Jr. Men's Basketball
1/2/2012 Aaron Anderson Men's Basketball
12/19/2011 Czar Robotham Men's Basketball
12/19/2011 Jordan Rogers Women's Basketball
12/12/2011 Alisa Griggs Women's Basketball
12/12/2011 Czar Robotham Men's Basketball
12/5/2011 Briana Stewart Women's Track & Field
12/5/2011 Noah Koné-Nelson Men's Basketball
11/28/2011 Devin London Women's Basketball
11/28/2011 Czar Robotham Men's Basketball
11/21/2011 Ameer Shamsud-din Men's Basketball
11/21/2011 Alisa Griggs Women's Basketball
11/14/2011 Leinani Keanini Women's Volleyball
11/14/2011 William Overton, Jr. Men's Basketball
11/7/2011 Grimur Grimsson Men's Soccer
11/7/2011 Erica Wheeler-Dubin Women's Soccer
10/31/2011 Amos Maru Men's Cross Country
10/31/2011 Olivia Dupon Women's Soccer
10/24/2011 Richard Luna Men's Soccer
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