The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Meri named SEC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week
03.05.2025 | Women's Tennis
Eszter Meri went a combined 3-0 in two matches, including clinching both the doubles point and overall match over No. 12 Oklahoma, and doubles against Arkansas.
Austin – Texas Women's Tennis freshman Eszter Meri was named the SEC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. It is her second conference award this season, but her first as Athlete of the Week after having previously been Freshman of the Week on January 29.
Meri posted a 3-0 combined record with one win in singles and two in doubles in team victories over No. 12 Oklahoma (4-3) and No. 70 Arkansas (4-0). She was also potentially one game away from a second singles win for a 4-0 record before her match versus Arkansas went unfinished.
Against Oklahoma, Meri clinched both the overall match and the doubles point against ranked opponents, including a 7-5, 6-3 win over No. 12 Julia Garcia Ruiz at No. 2 singles, and a 6-2 victory over the No. 53 pair of Salakthip Ounmuang and Gloriana Nahum at No. 3 doubles. The singles win clinched the overall match at 4-2 before the Sooners added a final point.
Against Arkansas, Meri and partner Carmen Herea clinched doubles with a 6-1 win over Katarina Pavlechova and Jimena Gomez Alonso at No. 3. Her singles match was then left unfinished with her leading 6-3, 5-3 over Olga Bienzobas at No. 2.
The doubles matches were her first two pairing with Herea this season, but overall, she has won five of her last six doubles contests with three different partners.
Meri moved up to No. 69 in the latest ITA Tennis rankings released on Tuesday after having been No. 124. She and Longhorns head out for their first SEC road matches of the season starting this Friday at No. 61 Florida at 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT, followed by No. 11 Auburn on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.
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