The always-interesting Language Log offers this detailed and thoughtful analysis of gender and sports terminology. Here’s just a snippet:
I’ve never seen man used to refer to a female athlete in an expression like “guard her man” or “I had my man beat”. Nor, for that matter, have I ever seen woman used in such expressions. Instead, female athletes and their coaches seem normally to use girl.– Mark Liberman
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