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Maxine Murphy Named WCC Singles Player of the Week
March 10, 2026 | Tennis
SAN MATEO, Calif. (March 10, 2026) – Following her victory over the nation's 10th-ranked player last week, Washington State redshirt-senior Maxine Murphy has been named the West Coast Conference's Women's Singles Tennis Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
Last week against No. 16 Pepperdine, Murphy posted the biggest singles win of her Cougar career, defeating the Waves' Anastasiia Grechkina, 6-3, 6-4, who entered the match ranked No. 10 nationally. The win was one of two WSU captured on the day, with Murphy's teammate, Eva Alvarez Sande, defeating Ziva Falkner, who was ranked No. 43.
Murphy's victory was the highest-ranked win for a Cougar player since Michaela Bayerlova defeated No. 9 Chloe Beck of Duke at the NCAA Championships, May 24, 2022.
This marks the second WCC Player of the Week honor during Murphy's career, as she picked up her first last season.
Last week against No. 16 Pepperdine, Murphy posted the biggest singles win of her Cougar career, defeating the Waves' Anastasiia Grechkina, 6-3, 6-4, who entered the match ranked No. 10 nationally. The win was one of two WSU captured on the day, with Murphy's teammate, Eva Alvarez Sande, defeating Ziva Falkner, who was ranked No. 43.
Murphy's victory was the highest-ranked win for a Cougar player since Michaela Bayerlova defeated No. 9 Chloe Beck of Duke at the NCAA Championships, May 24, 2022.
This marks the second WCC Player of the Week honor during Murphy's career, as she picked up her first last season.
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