(Arlington, Texas - Jan. 20, 2026) – Utah Tech's Maya Inouye and Nutsa Tsintsadze have been named the WAC Doubles Players of the Week, the Western Athletic Conference announced on Tuesday afternoon. 

The pair of sophomores teamed up for a win at second doubles over BYU, besting Bella Lewis and Sage Bergeson, 6-4, on Saturday in the first contest of a doubleheader. With a Cougars forfeit at third doubles, Utah Tech secured its first-ever doubles point in the all-time series with Brigham Young.

The award is Inouye's and Tsintsadze's first career WAC weekly honor. It's Utah Tech's first WAC weekly honor of the season and the Trailblazers' first WAC weekly honor since February 2021, when Rachel Mellor, Emma Templeman and Kyra Harames swept the awards.

It was Inouye's and Tsintsadze's first doubles victory of the season and their first dual season win when partnered together. It was Inouye's sixth career doubles win and Tsintsadze's fifth career doubles victory.

Moved up to first doubles in the second game of the doubleheader, Inouye and Tsintsadze fell, 6-3, to Sue Yan Tan and Yu-Yun Chen. 

The Trailblazers play their first road match of the season on Friday, Jan. 23, at in-state foe and future conference-mate Weber State. Doubles action is set for 11:30 a.m. at the Ogden Athletic Club in Ogden, Utah.