On Feb. 26, UC Davis sophomore Mika Ikemori was named Big West Player of the Week. Photo courtesy of UC Davis Athletics


SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - UC Davis sophomore Mika Ikemori was named Big West Player of the Week, the conference announced on Feb. 26. 

This marks Ikemori's first career Big West Player of the Week honor. 

Ikemori went 4-0 across three different matches over the course of a week. On Feb. 21, Ikemori and her partner Daisy Maunupau beat Oregon’s No. 1 doubles team of Tilde Jagare and Juliett Santitto, currently ranked No. 80 in the nation. Ikemori followed that up with a straight sets victory at No.1 singles against Santitto 6-4, 6-3. 

On Feb. 22, Ikemori and Maunupau won at No. 1 doubles against Cal State Stanislaus' Emma Yu and Annabelle Mulick, 6-3. That afternoon, Ikemori secured her fourth win of the weekend when she beat Jessup University's Briana Smith, 6-4, 6-0. 

UC Davis was back in action against Cal Poly on March 1 for their first-ever theme day, We Stand We See, bringing awareness to illnesses that affect many around the world.