SAN BRUNO, Calif. (Jan. 21, 2025) – Washington State redshirt-junior Maxine Murphy has been named the West Coast Conference Singles Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
 
Murphy, from Laguna Nigel, Calif., went 3-0 on the week, all at No. 2 singles, to help the Cougars win all three of their matches. Against Idaho, Murphy was first off the court following a 7-5, 6-0 victory. She won the final 10 games of the match after trailing 3-5 in the first set. Later that afternoon, Murphy completed a 6-4, 6-2 win over Eastern Washington.
 
In Sunday's match against Michigan State, Murphy's 6-3, 6-3 win clinched the team victory as the Cougars defeated the Spartans 6-1 to move to 4-0 on the season.
 
This is Murphy's first WCC Singles Player of the Week award and her second conference award overall in 2025, having teamed with Eva Alvarez Sande to earn the WCC Doubles Team of the Week two weeks ago.