MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois women's tennis' Yessnia Mejia was selected Papa John's Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Monday (April 8) for his performance on the field and in the classroom.

The junior notched her first singles win of the season on Wednesday (Apr. 11), against the Monomuth Scots. The Carpentersville native was able to defeat Kristen Huffman in straight sets by a 6-0, 6-2 decision.

Mejia also won with her doubles partner Holly Conlin and defeated the pairing of Julianna Graf and Jessica Witherell, 8-2. Mejia was a major factor in the Leathernecks winning the match against the Fighting Scots.

In the classroom, Mejia owns a 3.132 GPA in psychology.

PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE WINNERS:

August 27 - Sarah Hall (Women's Soccer)
September 3 - Samantha Fournier (Volleyball)
September 10 - Pat Smith (Football)
September 17 - Zach Wiedeman (Cross Country)
September 24 - Ann Miller (Volleyball)
October 1 - Mitch Granger (Men's Tennis)
October 8 - Wil Lunt (Football)
October 15 - Alycia Thurston (Cross Country)
October 22 - Kristi Tschudin (Women's Golf)
October 29 - Nathan Bruinsma (Men's Soccer)
November 5 - Katie Condon (Women's Soccer)
November 12 - Charlie Bales (Men's Soccer)
November 19 - J.J. Raffelson (Football)
December 3 - Adam Link (Men's Basketball)
December 10 - Ceola Clark III (Men's Basketball)
January 14 - Nathaniel Marshall (Track & Field)
January 22 - Rebecca Henricson (Women's Basketball)
January 28 - Glenn Powell (Track & Field)
February 4 - Julia Rassmussen (Women's Swimming & Diving)
February 11 - Lia Romeo (Softball)
February 18 - Ashley Luke (Women's Basketball)
February 25 - Dan Dispensa (Baseball)
March 4 - Ceola Clark III (Men's Basketball)
March 11 - Jack Houpt (Men's Basketball)
March 18 - Jeffrey Liles (Track & Field)
March 25 - Emily Brink (Women's Golf)
April 1 - Sammy Marshall (Softball)
April 8 – Jameson Henning (Baseball)
April 15 - Yessenia Mejia (Women's Tennis)

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