Player of the Week
Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Cambridge, England
Newman defeated Division I Lafayette's top player Arman Ganchi to a score of 6-3, 6-4 to earn a No. 1 singles win for STAC. The ECC Preseason Player of the Year also defeated the No. 1 doubles pair of Nick McKenzie and Arman Ganchi with partner Henry Ronnberg, 6-3.
Rookie of the Week
Erik Victor Tauson, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Malmo, Sweden
Tauson defeated Lafayette's No. 3 doubles pair of Derrin Lerner and William Woolley with partner Ondrej Sramek, 6-1.
Honor Roll
Caleb Brightman, Queens
Sophomore | Pawling, NY
Brightman made his Knights’ debut at No. 6 singles and picked up his first singles victory, defeating Long Island University’s Felix Abraham in straight sets to the score of 6-2, 6-4.
Alexis Martin-Gibiard, Queens
Junior | Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France
Martin-Gibiard recorded an unbeaten day against Division I Long Island University on Friday afternoon, winning at No. 2 doubles and No. 5 singles. The Queens junior began his day by helping the Knights clinch the doubles points at No. 2 court with teammate Adam Laur to the score of 7-6 (7-4) before dispatching Lucas Hornung at No. 5 singles in straight sets to the score of 7-5, 6-3.
ECC Men's Tennis Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 11 - Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 18 - Seth Newman, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 11 - Samuel Linck, Queens
Feb. 18 - Erik Victor Tauson, St. Thomas Aquinas
Previously in the Polls
ITA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL
Preseason (1/15): --
Week 1 (2/19): --
Week 2 (2/26): TBA
ITA DIVISION II SINGLES AND DOUBLES NATIONAL RANKINGS
Fall (11/13): Seth Newman, STAC (12), Don Vinz Lominoque, STAC (46)
Week 1 (3/5):
Week 2 (3/12):
Week 3 (3/19):
Week 4 (3/26):
Week 5 (4/2):
Week 6 (4/9):
Week 7 (4/16):
Week 8 (4/23):
ITA DIVISION II SINGLES AND DOUBLES REGIONAL RANKINGS
Fall Singles (11/13): Seth Newman, STAC (1), Don Vinz Lominoque, STAC (2), Victor Tauson, STAC (4), Lucas Foix Sotos, QC (7), Ondrej Sramek, STAC (8), Alexis Martin Gibiard, QC (9), Louis Mangeon, UDC (10), Louka Queguiner, UDC (13), Sebastiano Palma, UDC (16), Tim Andersson, QC (18), Nathan Yacar, STAC (19), Samuel Linck, QC (20)
Fall Doubles (11/13): Louis Mangeon & Louka Queguiner, UDC (3), Ondrej Sramek & Lorenzo Meschini, STAC (4), Don Vinz Lominoque & Nagamitsu Kuroda, STAC (5), Lucas Foix Sotos & Tim Andersson, QC (6), Sebastiano Palma & Elouan Queguiner, DC (8), Nathan Yacar & Vicftor Tauson, STAC (9), Adam Lauer & Alexis Martin Gibiard, QC (10)
NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS
ECC PRESEASON POLL
1. Queens - 14 points (2 first-place votes)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas - 14 points (2 first-place votes)
3. District of Columbia - 8 points
4. Daemen - 4 points