NEW ORLEANS (JMU Athletics) – James Madison senior Elena Kraleva was voted Sun Belt Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week after winning all four matches during JMU’s home sweep last weekend.

Kraleva went 2-0 at both No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles to lead the Dukes to wins against Southern Miss (4-0) and #60 South Alabama (4-1), as they moved to 4-2 in Sun Belt play. In both outings, she and Mia Saveljic also teamed to clinch the doubles point.

In singles play, she turned in identical 6-2, 6-1 victories, defeating USM’s Malannia Vashkevich and USA’s Rio Maeda. Her win Saturday was the quickest of any player, and her Sunday triumph gave JMU a 3-1 match lead.

Teaming with Saveljic, the duo clinched the doubles point both days by breaking the opponent’s serve late in the match, as they won 7-5 against the Golden Eagles and 6-4 versus the Jaguars.

This is the sixth career weekly award for Kraleva and her first in a JMU uniform. She was named Western Athletic Conference Singles Player of the Week three times and Doubles Team of the Week twice during her time with the Seattle.

It’s also JMU’s second Sun Belt Player of the Week nod this spring, as Daria Munteanu was honored back on March 5.

— JMU Athletics —