Player of the Week
Roni Rikkonen, Queens
Senior | Tampere, Finland
Rikkonen went 2-0 at #1 singles in the Knights’ non-conference matches against Chestnut Hill and Adelphi and 2-1 at #1 doubles. Rikkonen began the week earning a 6-2, 6-4 victory over CHC’s Noah Cutting before earning a three-set clincher over Adelphi’s Marko Jovanovic with a 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 victory as Queens clinched the match to the final score of 4-3.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Tim Andersson, Queens
Freshman | Linkoping, Sweden
Andersson went 2-1 in singles and 2-0 at #1 doubles during the Knights' 3-0 week. Playing at three different courts, Andersson earned a victory at #3 singles over CHC’s Tiago Lima to the score of 6-2, 6-2 and earned a #1 singles win over Daemen’s Juan Alvarez to the score of 6-3, 6-3 to close out ECC play on a strong note.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Cambridge, England
Newman went 6-0 in singles and doubles in a 3-0 week for the Spartans. In doubles, Newman teamed up with Henry Ronnberg at the #3 and #2 positions to take down Post's Josh Cronje and Tobias Strauss, 6-2, then Daemen's Lasse Mergens and Lucas Garcia, 6-2, and Lucas Garcia and Zachary Laplante, 6-0.
In singles action, the STAC freshman downed the Eagles’ Niklas Langenfield, 6-4, 6-0 at #4 and the Wildcats’ Lucas Garcia, 6-2, 6-0, and 8-3 at #2.
ECC Men's Tennis Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Ondrej Sramek, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 26 - Louis Mangeon, District of Columbia
Mar. 4 - Omar El Shehawey, Queens
Mar. 11 - Louis Mangeon, District of Columbia (2x)
Mar. 18 - Roni Rikkonen, Queens
Mar. 25 - Antonio Simo Durall, District of Columbia
Apr. 1 - Louka Queguiner, District of Columbia
Apr. 8 - Louis Mangeon, District of Columbia (3x)
Apr. 15 - Cameron Henricy, Queens
Apr. 22 - Roni Rikkonen, Queens (2x)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 26 - Henry Ronnberg, St. Thomas Aquinas
Mar. 4. - Henry Ronnberg, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Mar. 11 - Tim Andersson, Queens
Mar. 18 - Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Mar. 25 - Tim Andersson, Queens (2x)
Apr. 1 - Noah Gauthier, Queens
Apr. 8 - Noah Gauthier, Queens (2x)
Apr. 15 - Henry Ronnberg, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Apr. 22 - Tim Andersson, Queens (3x) and Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Previously in the Polls
ITA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL
Week 1 through Week 10: --
Week 11: TBA on Wednesday, Apr. 24
Next Rankings: Wednesday, May 1
ITA DIVISION II SINGLES AND DOUBLES RANKINGS
Spring Week 1: Singles: Roni Rikkonen, Queens (35)
Spring Week 2 through 7: --
Spring Week 8: TBA on Wednesday, Apr. 24
Next Rankings: Wednesday, May 1
NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS
First Rankings (Under Consideration): District of Columbia, Queens, St. Thomas Aquinas
Second Rankings: Queens (2), St. Thomas Aquinas (3), District of Columbia (6)
ECC PRESEASON POLL