Player of the Week
Polina Zelentsova, District of Columbia
Sophomore | Chaiky, Ukraine
Zelenstova went 2-0 singles play at No. 2 and 1-1 in doubles play at No. 1 to split the week. In the Firebirds’ loss to STAC, she picked up the only singles victory by defeating Elita Silins 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. In UDC's 4-3 victory over Queens, she teamed up with Desire Parn to defeat Maja Makal and Saga Berggren, 6-4, before going on to defeat the ECC Preseason Player of the Year Makal, 6-3, 6-2.
Rookie of the Week
Anaya Brons, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Utrecht, Netherlands
Brons went 4-1 in STAC’s trio of victories over opponents West Chester, District of Columbia, and Post last week. The STAC freshman teamed up with Kathryn Kryuchkova at No. 2 doubles, falling to UDC's Celia Bastin and Claudia Bahamon Lopez, 6-3, before defeating Post's Annelein Van Urk and Melanie Leussink, 6-0. At No. 1 singles, the rookie held her own with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over West Chester's Delaney Tingle, a 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 victory against UDC's Desire Parn, and a 6-2, 6-0 win versus Post's Megan Lombardt.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Stephanie Baier, Daemen
Freshman | Boise, ID
Baier compiled a perfect 2-0 week, winning 6-1 on doubles with partner Carly Armitage for their fourth win together against Molloy. The Daemen freshman also defeated Julia Salazar of Molloy, 6-0, 6-0 for her second victory this year without dropping a set.
Celia Bastin, District of Columbia
Junior | Dinant, Belgium
Bastin went 3-1 in a 1-1 week for the Firebirds. In UDC's loss to STAC, she teamed up with Claudia Bahamon Lopez to defeat Anaya Brons and Kateryna Kryuchkova, 6-3, at No. 2 position. In the Firebirds’ 4-3 win over Queens, she went 2-0. At No. 2 doubles, she and Bahamon Lopez defeated Eva Rivoal and Apolline Lamy, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point. Bastin went on to clinch the winning point at the No. 4 position, battling out a three-set victory against Kyra Bergmann, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.
Caroline Hany-Fawzy, Queens
Senior | Alexandria, Egypt
In Queens’ lone ECC match of the week, Hany-Fawzy earned a 6-1, 7-5 victory over UDC’s Claudia Bahamon at No. 3 singles to improve to 3-0 in ECC play on the year.
Desire Parn, District of Columbia
Freshman | Parnu, Estoni'
Parn went 2-2 at No. 1 doubles and singles to split the week, 1-1. She and Zelenstova were slightly edged out by Elita Silins and Courtney Fyvie (STAC) in a tiebreaker, falling 7-6(3). She then went on to engage in a three set affair with Anaya Brons, where she dropped the tiebreaker 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. Parn went 2-0 against Queens, winning 6-4 at No. 1 doubles. She went on to defeat Eva Rivoal, 6-3, 6-2, in singles play.
Mina Randjelovic, D’Youville
Freshman | Paracin, Spain
Randjelovic went 2-0 in D'Youville's win over ECC opponent Molloy this weekend. She won 6-1 at No. 1 doubles and followed that up with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles.
Kseniya Zhdanok, D’Youville
Freshman | Minsk, Belarus
Zhdanok picked up two wins in D'Youville's 6-1 victory over conference opponent Molloy this weekend. At No. 1 doubles, she won 6-1 and at No. 1 singles, she won 6-3, 6-3.
ECC Women's Tennis Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Kitsa Scime, Daemen
Sept. 17 - Anaya Brons, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sept. 24 - Polina Zelentsova, District of Columbia
Oct. 1 - Mina Randjelovic, D'Youville
Oct. 8 - Anaya Brons, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Oct. 15 - Polina Zelentsova, District of Columbia (2x)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Bella Bjerkan, Daemen
Sept. 17 - Anaya Brons, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sept. 24 - Nadja Zmukic, District of Columbia
Oct. 1 - Mina Randjelovic, D'Youville
Oct. 8 - Anaya Brons, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Oct. 15 - Anaya Brons, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Previously in the Polls
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL POLL
(First Rankings Released in Mid-November)
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION EAST REGION POLL
(First Rankings Released in Mid-November)
NCAA EAST REGION RANKINGS
(Released in April 2025)
ECC PRESEASON POLL
1. Queens (34 points, 4 first-place votes)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (31 points, 2 first-place votes)
3. District of Columbia (24 points)
4. Daemen (18 points)
5. D'Youville (11 points)
6. Molloy (8 points)