Mayu Crossley (Photo: ITA)
Crossley Earns Big Ten Freshman of the Week Award
November 12, 2025 | Women's Tennis
ROSEMONT, Ill. โ Mayu Crossley of the UCLA women's tennis team was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for matches played Nov. 5-11, it was announced Wednesday. The award is her first since enrolling as a Bruin in September.
Crossley earned her first career NCAA Championships berth with a strong showing at ITA West Sectionals in Seattle. The Tokyo native won three singles matches in three days, starting with a three-set decision over No. 109 Charlotte Keitel of San Diego.
Crossley went on to beat Shachf Lieberman of UC Santa Barbara and Tilde Jagare of Oregon in straight-set results to reach the semifinals and qualify for the NCAA tournament later this month. The remaining singles matches were canceled. Crossley also teamed with Bianca Fernandez to win a doubles match.
This is UCLA's second Big Ten women's tennis weekly award of 2025-26. Ahmani Guichard was voted Player of the Week in September following her performance at the ITA All-American Championships. Bruin Kate Fakih won a conference-best five Freshman of the Week honors in 2024-25.
2025-26 BIG TEN WOMEN'S TENNIS FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK
Crossley earned her first career NCAA Championships berth with a strong showing at ITA West Sectionals in Seattle. The Tokyo native won three singles matches in three days, starting with a three-set decision over No. 109 Charlotte Keitel of San Diego.
Crossley went on to beat Shachf Lieberman of UC Santa Barbara and Tilde Jagare of Oregon in straight-set results to reach the semifinals and qualify for the NCAA tournament later this month. The remaining singles matches were canceled. Crossley also teamed with Bianca Fernandez to win a doubles match.
This is UCLA's second Big Ten women's tennis weekly award of 2025-26. Ahmani Guichard was voted Player of the Week in September following her performance at the ITA All-American Championships. Bruin Kate Fakih won a conference-best five Freshman of the Week honors in 2024-25.
2025-26 BIG TEN WOMEN'S TENNIS FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK
| Week | Player |
| Sept. 17 | Ameia Sorey, Indiana |
| Sept. 24 | no selection |
| Oct. 1 | Krisha Mahendran, USC / Lucie Urbanova, Wisconsin |
| Oct. 8 | Hadley Appling, Oregon |
| Oct. 15 | Margot Phanthala, Northwestern |
| Oct. 22 | Dani Borruel, USC |
| Oct. 29 | Gabriella Lindgren, Michigan |
| Nov. 5 | no selection |
| Nov. 12 | Mayu Crossley, UCLA |
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