ST. LOUIS – University of Evansville senior Dora Kotsiou has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
 
Kotsiou had a strong week for the Aces, going a perfect 2-0 in both singles and doubles competition at the No. 1 spot this week.  She opened up the week with a singles win (6-2, 6-2) win over Alyssa Bellini of Lipscomb while picking up an 8-3 doubles win with partner Natasha James as UE picked up a 6-1 road win. 
 
On Saturday, UE picked up another 6-1 win, this time over UT-Martin.  Kotsiou topped Jodie Tiley at the top spot (6-2, 6-4) while grabbing another doubles win with Natasha James, this one by an 8-4 final. (1,1).
 
Evansville stands at a perfect 3-0 heading into a pair of weekend matches in a tournament being hosted by Murray State.  The Aces will face the Racers on Friday before taking on Chattanooga on Saturday.  Both matches are slated for a 1 p.m. start.