Aya El Sayed was named Big 12 Player of the Week on Mar. 10 after a strong weekend performance for the Colorado Buffaloes women’s tennis team.
The recognition comes as El Sayed secured an upset victory over No. 53 Olivia Lincer in straight sets on Sunday and remained undefeated in singles play throughout the weekend, despite a team loss on Friday. She also defeated Kansas State’s Maralgoo Chogsomjav.
El Sayed, who is from Alexandria, Egypt, has achieved eight ranked career singles and doubles victories during her time at Colorado. This season, she holds a singles record of 5-5 and a doubles record of 5-5. She leads the team with the highest career singles victories at 55 and ranks No. 30 in program history for total wins. Additionally, she is No. 10 in singles wins at the No. 1 spot, No. 35 in combined singles and doubles wins with a total of 96, and tied at No. 5 with partner Pia Rebec for most doubles wins at the No. 1 spot with 14.
The last time a Colorado tennis player received this honor was in 2023 when Antonia Balzert earned it while Colorado was still part of the Pac-12 Conference. The previous Big 12 Player of the Week for Colorado was Monica Milewski in 2010, making El Sayed only the third player to receive this award since then.
El Sayed’s achievement highlights her consistent performance and significant contributions to Colorado Buffaloes women’s tennis.
