Feb 25, 2025 | Tennis
Chogsomjav becomes the first Wildcat to earn the award since 2021
MANHATTAN, Kan.- K-State's Maralgoo Chogsomjav was named Big 12 Player of the Week for the first time in her career on Tuesday (Feb. 25) after consecutive singles wins over then #51 Iowa and #48 Rice over the weekend. The sophomore from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is the first Wildcat to win the weekly award since Ioana Gheorghita shared the honor in April 2021.
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Chogsomjav is currently 4-3 in spring dual competition, 12-8 on the season, heading into conference play on February 28. Playing in the no. 3 spot against the Hawkeyes and Owls, she claimed her first three-set victory this spring over Iowa's Schmidt by claiming the first set tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5) and almost leaving her opponent scoreless in the third with a 7-5 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1 final. Against Selvaraj from Rice, Chogsomjav swept in straight sets with a 7-5, 6-3 score.Â
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Competing in doubles with fellow sophomore Charlotte Keitel, they helped clinch the doubles against the Hawkeyes with a ranked win over #90 Tereza Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase, 6-1.
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Previous honors for Chogsomjav include being named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team last season.
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#73 K-State begins conference play at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium on Friday, Feb. 28, against #44 UCF (8-1) and Sunday, March 2, against Houston (3-3).
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How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Women's Tennis Team, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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Chogsomjav is currently 4-3 in spring dual competition, 12-8 on the season, heading into conference play on February 28. Playing in the no. 3 spot against the Hawkeyes and Owls, she claimed her first three-set victory this spring over Iowa's Schmidt by claiming the first set tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5) and almost leaving her opponent scoreless in the third with a 7-5 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1 final. Against Selvaraj from Rice, Chogsomjav swept in straight sets with a 7-5, 6-3 score.Â
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Competing in doubles with fellow sophomore Charlotte Keitel, they helped clinch the doubles against the Hawkeyes with a ranked win over #90 Tereza Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase, 6-1.
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Previous honors for Chogsomjav include being named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team last season.
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#73 K-State begins conference play at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium on Friday, Feb. 28, against #44 UCF (8-1) and Sunday, March 2, against Houston (3-3).
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