Dallara Named Big West Athlete Of The Week

Anais Dallara was named the conference player of the week.

3/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

March 11, 2009

Long Beach, Calif. - Long Beach State's Anais Dallara was named the Big West Player of the Week for women's tennis after posting a 4-0 week in two key conference matches.

Dallara, a 5-3 freshman from Gagnes, France, extended her singles winning streak to nine straight wins with victories at No. 4 singles against No. 27 UC Irvine and No. 75 Cal Poly. Additionally, she picked up doubles wins over Cal Poly and #79 Byron/Young of UC Irvine, helping the 49ers take the doubles point in both matches.

Her success helped the 49ers improve to 5-0 in conference play after two 5-2 wins. Dallara becomes the second 49er honored this season, joining Hannah Grady who earned the accolade earlier this year.