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Elena Kraleva Named Sun Belt Player of the Week
3/26/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS – 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It's also JMU's second Sun Belt Player of the Week nod this spring, as Daria Munteanu was honored back on March 5.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It's also JMU's second Sun Belt Player of the Week nod this spring, as Daria Munteanu was honored back on March 5.
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