ZHAO NAMED RAISING CANE’S OUTSTANDING REBEL OF THE WEEK
The senior went undefeated in singles and doubles play to extend the Rebels’ perfect record to 3-0
UNLV women’s tennis senior Coco Zhao has been named the Raising Cane’s Outstanding Rebel of the Week, the school announced Thursday.
The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletics Strategic Communications department.
Zhao, a native of Harbin, China, went a combined 6-0 in singles and doubles to help the Rebels to a perfect 3-0 start to the season. Over the weekend, she won her matches by a total score of 36-6 in singles and 18-3 in doubles play as UNLV downed Weber State, Oral Roberts and Youngstown State.
2024-25 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Sept. 5 – Jordyn Freeman, Volleyball
Sept. 12 – Ricky White III, Football
Sept. 19 – Jackson Woodard, Football
Sept. 26 – Caden Fioroni, Men’s Golf
Oct. 3 – Hajj-Malik Williams, Football
Oct. 10 – Illia Maksymchuk, Men’s Tennis
Oct. 17 – Jackson Woodard, Football
Oct. 24 – Hugo Lemos, Men’s Soccer
Oct. 31 – Nico Lopez, Men’s Soccer
Nov. 7 – Erika Carlson, Swim & Dive
Nov. 14 – Illia Maksymchuk, Men’s Tennis
Nov. 21 – Jalen Catalon, Football
Nov. 28 – Jai’Den Thomas, Football
Dec. 5 – Hajj-Malik Williams, Football
Dec. 12 – Daniel Nicusan, Swim & Dive
Dec. 19 – Julian Rishwain, Men’s Basketball
Dec. 26 – Jacob De Jesus, Football
Jan. 2 – Dedan Thomas Jr., Men’s Basketball
Jan. 9 – Kiara Jackson, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 13 – Aaliyah Alexander, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 23 – Amarachi Kimpson, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 29 – Illia Maksymchuk, Men’s Tennis
Feb. 6 – Coco Zhao, Women’s Tennis