Player of the Week
Ondrej Sramek, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Trebechovice pod Orebem, Czech Republic
Sramek won both his singles and doubles matches against FDU, taking a 6-2 doubles victory at No. 1 (with Ludovico Truffelli) over Thomas Linley and Gryffin Minor before winning 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 singles against Asaf Schwartz.
Rookie of the Week
Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Cambridge, England
Newman went 3-1 in his first two matches of the spring. The Spartans freshman took a 6-3 No. 3 doubles victory (with Henry Ronnberg) over Arjun Sriram and Tauras Mickus before dropping a 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-4 No. 4 singles decision to Tauras Mickus against FDU. Against Manhattanville, Newman won both his doubles and singles bouts with the Valiants, winning 6-0 over Shiel Loganadan and Griffin Forberg at No. 2 doubles (with Henry Ronnberg) and defeating Weston Goodwin 6-0, 6-0 at No., 2 singles as St. Thomas Aquinas pitched a 7-0 shutout.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Zachary Laplante, Daemen
Graduate Student | Ottawa, Ontario
Laplante recorded the match-deciding victory as Daemen opened its spring season with a 4-3 win at Bloomsburg. The Wildcats graduate student outlasted Jaime Soria at No. 6 singles (7-5, 2-6, 6-4) as the Wildcats rallied from a 3-0 deficit.
Lasse Mergens, Daemen
Freshman | Bochum, Germany
Merlands helped Daemen rally from a 3-0 deficit in its season-opening 4-3 win over Bloomsburg. The Wildcats freshman teamed up with Rohan Chitanand to post a 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles and rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles that tied the match at 3-3.
ECC Men's Tennis Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Ondrej Sramek, St. Thomas Aquinas
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas
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