RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the women's tennis player of the week for the penultimate week of the 2025 season. Harding's Alexia Zarate Valdez earned the award following the Lady Bisons' defeat of Ouachita Baptist.

#theGAC WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Alexia Zarate Valdez, So., Harding, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Zarate Valdez helped the Lady Bisons collect their 26th-straight win against the Tigers. She and Karli Roux, the No. 40-ranked tandem in Division II scored a 6-3 win for their eighth win in their last nine contests. In a battle of two nationally-ranked players, No. 12 Zarate Valdez defeated No. 36 Sadbaroy Kholdarova 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Josie Holderbach, So. (Southern Arkansas), Ali May, Sr. (Ouachita Baptist)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards