Player of the Week
Henry Ronnberg, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Ahus, Sweden
Ronnberg went 5-0 over three matches, going 3-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles against Assumption, Yeshiva, and North Carolina Central last week. Against Assumption, the STAC sophomore took No. 1 doubles with partner Seth Newman over Herman Aguirre and Luigi Bassani, 6-4 and No. 5 singles against Bernardo Blancho 6-2, 6-0. Next, Ronnberg with teammate Kylan Feruglio won No. 2 doubles against Yeshiva's David Cattan and Jacob Feit, 6-0. Finally, the Ahus, Sweden native scored a No. 2 doubles victory with Seth Newman over North Carolina Central's Kareem Abdul Hakim and Oliver Saarinen, 6-3 and a No. 6 singles triumph against Oliver Saarinen 6-2, 6-2.
Rookie of the Week
Alexis Martin-Gibiard, Queens
Junior | Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France
Martin-Gibiard went 2-0 in the Knights’ ECC opener over the District of Columbia on Friday afternoon. Martin-Gibiard along with partner Adam Laur opened the day helping the Knights clinch the doubles points at No. 1 doubles with a 6-4 victory over Louis Mangeon and Louka Queguiner. He would conclude his afternoon earning a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elouan Queguiner at No. 4 singles.
Honor Roll
Loup Alleno, Queens
Sophomore | Paris, France
In an undefeated 2-0 week for the Knights, Alleno completed a 3-0 week with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles. The QC sophomore began the week earning a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Assumption’s Luigi Bassani at No. 1 singles. Alleno would complete an undefeated day in ECC play over the District of Columbia on Friday afternoon. Alleno and partner Lucas Foix Sotos dispatched UDC’s No. 2 pair of Sebastiano Palma and Elouan Queguiner to the score of 6-1 before the French native earned a 6-1, 6-3, two-set victory over Palma at No. 3 singles.
Tim Andersson, Queens
Sophomore | Linkoping, Sweden
Andersson went 2-0 in an undefeated week for the Knights. The sophomore and rookie partner Samuel Link earned a 6-4 victory over Assumption’s Luigi Bassani and Herman Aguirre at No. 1 doubles. In the Knights’ ECC opener, Andersson made quick work of District of Columbia’s Louka Queguiner at No. 2 singles, dropping just one point as Andersson opened ECC play earning a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
Lucas Foix Sotos, Queens
Junior | Javea, Spain
Foix Sotos went 2-0 in the Knights’ ECC opener over the District of Columbia on Friday afternoon. Foix Sotos opened the afternoon earning a victory at No. 2 doubles with partner Loup Alleno as the duo defeated the Firebirds’ No. 2 pair of Sebastiano Palma and Elouan Queguiner to the score of 6-1. Foix Sotos completed his afternoon clinching the match for Queens at No. 1 singles as he defeated Louis Mangeon to the score of 6-1, 6-2.
Oskar Karos, District of Columbia
Senior | Warsaw, Poland
Karos went 2-0 against Queens, winning his singles and doubles matches. In doubles play he teamed up with Filippo Vatteroni to defeat their opponents 7-5 at No. 3. He then went on to defeat Adam Laur in a three-set match-up 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(7), at No. 5 singles.
Nagamitsu Kuroda, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Tokyo, Japan
Kuroda went 3-0 with two doubles wins and one singles win over three matches against Assumption, Yeshiva and North Carolina Central last week. Against Assumption, the freshman took No. 2 doubles with partner Don Vinz Lominoque over Hugo Petersson and Jakob Bordt, 6-4. Next, Kuroda defeated Yeshiva's Matan Kamhi 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. Finally, the Tokyo, Japan native scored a No. 1 doubles victory with Don Vinz Lominoque over North Carolina Central's Hugo Hidalgo Vega and Rodrigo Alves, 7-5.
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)
Feb. 25 - Nagamitsu Kuroda, St. Thomas Aquinas and Adam Laur, Queens
Mar. 4 - Alexis Martin-Gibiard, Queens
Mar. 11 - Henry Ronnberg, St. Thomas Aquinas
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 11 - Samuel Linck, Queens
Feb. 18 - Erik Victor Tauson, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 25 - Nagamitsu Kuroda, St. Thomas Aquinas and Adam Laur, Queens
Mar. 4 - Alexis Martin-Gibiard, Queens
Mar. 11 - Alexis Martin-Gibiard, Queens (2x)
Previously in the Polls
ITA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL
Preseason (1/15): --
Week 1 (2/19): --
Week 2 (2/26): --
Week 3 (3/5): --
Week 4 (3/12): 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): Seth Newman, STAC (24)
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