SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State junior Irene Riva was named the Big Sky Conference women's tennis player of the week on Wednesday following a strong showing during the Hornets' spring openers in Honolulu.

The award is the fourth of Riva's career and her first since last claiming the honor on April 23 of last season. Her four weekly wins rank her tied for seventh on the school's career chart for player of the week honors.

Splitting time between No. 1 and No. 2 singles, as well as playing at the top spot in the Hornets' doubles lineup, Riva finished the week with a 4-2 overall record, finishing 2-0 at the No. 2 spot in singles and winning two of her three doubles contests alongside freshman teammate Cami Maldonado Gutierrez.

She opened the week with a straight-set win against Hawai'i Pacific at No. 2, then went three sets to defeat Hawai'i's Makeilah Nepomuceno two days later. In doubles, she posted a win over Hawai'i Pacific's top duo then closed out the weekend with a doubles-point clinching victory at the No. 1 position against the Rainbow Wahine.

Riva and her teammates return to the court this weekend, opening a three-match homestand against Saint Mary's on Saturday (Jan. 31) at Noon at the Sacramento State Tennis Complex.