Jan. 23, 2012
SEATTLE - Sophomore Max Manthou of the men's tennis team has been named the GoHuskies.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 16-22.
Manthou (Tacoma, Wash.) was the only Husky to go a combined 4-0 in singles and doubles over the weekend, as the Huskies posted 7-0 sweeps at home against 57th-ranked Idaho and 75th-ranked Pacific.
On Friday against the Vandals, Manthou rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Jose Bendeck at fourth singles. He and Jeff Hawke also were 8-1 winners at third doubles.
On Sunday he posted a straight sets win over Ben Mirkin of Pacific, and moved up to No. 2 doubles with Hawke, winning 8-3 over Pacific's Alex Golding and Erik Cederwall. Manthou is now 3-0 on the year in singles and doubles and the 26th-ranked Huskies take a 3-0 record to ITA National Team Indoor Qualifying next week in Durham, N.C.
Other nominees include: Tony Wroten (men's basketball), Lauren Rogers (gymnastics), Jazmine Davis (women's basketball).
GoHuskies.com Student-Athletes Of The Week:
Jan. 23 - Max Manthou (men's tennis)
Jan. 16 - Terrence Ross (men's basketball)
Jan. 9 - Jazmine Davis (women's basketball)
Jan. 2 - Keith Price (football)
Dec. 26 - Desmond Simmons (men's basketball)
Dec. 19 - Tony Wroten (men's basketball)
Dec. 12 - Regina Rogers (women's basketball)
Dec. 4 - Regina Rogers (women's basketball)
Nov. 28 - Katie Flood (women's cross country)
Nov. 21 - Mercedes Wetmore (women's basketball)
Nov. 14 - Bianca Rowland (volleyball)
Nov. 7 - Denise Dy (women's tennis)
Oct. 31 - Chris Polk (football) and Katie Flood (women's cross country)
Oct. 24 - Brent Richards (men's soccer)
Oct. 17 - Soo Bin Kim (women's golf) and Katie Flood (women's cross country)
Oct. 10 - Sarah Martinez (women's soccer)
Oct. 3 - Chris Polk (football)
Sept. 26 - Soo Bin Kim (women's golf)
Sept. 19 - Max O'Donoghue-McDonald (men's cross country)
Sept. 12 - Jorde LaFontaine-Kussmann (women's soccer)
Sept. 4 - Desmond Trufant (football)
Aug. 28 - Krista Vansant (volleyball)
Aug. 22 - Brianna Sweeney (women's soccer)
