Player of the Week: April 17, 2017
Each week of the spring and fall seasons, one player who was originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.
Spring Week #7: Erika Zembyla
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Conference USA.
Reported to subscribers in 2013 by AVSR Global.
Home: Nicosia, Cyprus.
6'0" Junior. Indoor and beach.
See Erika Zembyla’s profile at the UAB website.
Last Week:
• Zembyla won three of four beach matches at the No. 1 flight for UAB.
• She teamed with junior Avery Hoven to defeat Tennessee-Martin and Lincoln Memorial. The pair split two matches against New Mexico.
• Zembyla has been UAB’s top indoor and beach player since transferring in last fall. She’s the indoor team’s go-to hitter. Previously she was a junior college star at Hillsborough Community College in Florida.
• Zembyla competed in Cyprus for the beach and indoor national teams, playing at both the junior and women’s levels.
Excerpt from 2013 AVSR Global report:
“Perceptive and versatile indoor and beach player. … Ready to play six rotations as an outside or opposite in upper/mid-Division I. … Strong, lean and naturally athletic. … She plays a calm, smart, tough game.”