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University of Massachusets Athletics
Palmer & Yrazusta Selected Co-UMass Athletes Of The Week
March 02, 2015 | Tennis
AMHERST, Mass. - Women's track and field senior Ashley Palmer and tennis freshman Ana Yrazusta have been selected this week's Co-UMass Athletes of the Week, it was announced on Monday. The duo will be honored at the UMass Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, March 4, in the Massachusetts Room in the Mullins Center.
The luncheon will take place from Noon-1:15 p.m. and will feature men's basketball assistant coach Adam Ginsburg, men's swimming head coach Russ Yarworth and women's swimming head coach Bob Newcomb as guest speakers. Parking is available for free behind the Mullins Center. A buffet lunch will be served for $14/ person.
Palmer won her first career title at a championship meet this past weekend, leaping 18 feet, 9 inches to become the 2015 New England indoor long jump champion. The Phoenix, N.Y., native also scored in the triple jump at the New England Championship, setting a personal record with a 38 foot, 7 inch jump to claim fifth in the event. She scored 14 of the Minutewomen's 52 points in the meet, helping the squad to a fifth-place finish out of 35 teams.
Yrazusta posted a 4-0 week with a pair of wins at No. 2 singles along with a pair of wins at No. 1 doubles paired with Carol Benito. The highlight of the weekend for the Las Palmas, Spain, native was a win over Dartmouth's nationally ranked (60th) No. 1 doubles pair, 6-4.
She also earned a straight-set win at No. 2 singles (6-3, 7-5) in a 4-3 team loss at the No. 22 ranked Big Green. On Sunday, Yrazusta and Benito won 8-4 at No. 1 doubles in a 5-2 team win over Fordham. She then earned another straight set win (6-2, 7-6) at No. 2 singles. For the year, Yrazusta improved to 14-4 in doubles action and 11-6 in singles play.
