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Scholar Athlete of the Month

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Maria Bessmertnaya

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    4/18/2016
  • Sport
    Women's Tennis
  • Bio
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Western Illinois women's tennis player Maria Bessmertnaya has been tabbed WIU's Hampton Inn 'Scholar Athlete of the Week' after helping the Leathernecks to a 7-0 win over St. Francis on Sunday (April 17).

Bessmertnaya and her partner Maya Sykes got off to a hot start in doubles play, picking up a 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot. She then won at the No. 2 singles position by a score of 6-4, 6-1 to secure her sixth win of the season.

The sophomore is majoring in pre-businnes accounting and boasts a 4.0 GPA.  

 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/1/2019 C.J. Duff Men's Basketball
11/1/2018 Corey Moody Men's Cross Country
11/1/2018 Mackenzie Steckler Women's Volleyball
10/3/2018 Tony Tate Football
10/3/2018 Nicole Beebe Women's Cross Country
9/4/2018 Tim Trilk Men's Soccer
9/4/2018 Melanie Patenaude Women's Volleyball
4/18/2018 Alex Krehbiel Women's Golf
4/18/2018 Nick Olson Men's Track and Field
3/22/2018 Ryan Dunne Baseball
2/13/2018 Halle Hollatz Softball
10/2/2017 Brett Taylor Football
5/5/2017 Drew Eaton Men's Golf
4/26/2017 Ashley Dumler Women's Golf
4/18/2017 Jasmine Brown Women's Track and Field
4/11/2017 Mitch Ellis Baseball
4/3/2017 Natalia Bravo Women's Tennis
3/28/2017 Annika Henle Women's Track and Field
3/20/2017 Javin Drake Baseball
3/13/2017 Emily Ira Softball
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