Player and Rookie of the Week
Stephanie Baier, Daemen
Freshman | Boise, ID
Baier compiled a perfect 6-0 week with a 3-0 mark at singles and 3-0 mark at doubles. At doubles, the Daemen freshman defeated Kutztown and Millersville to begin the week before sweeping Paola Ermina and Yelizaveta Prokopenk of D'Youville with partner Carly Armitage, 6-0. Baier started her week with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Gabby Gentile of Kutztown (Oct. 14) before following that with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Sophie Lanius of Millersville the next day. She also helped Daemen clinch an ECC postseason berth by defeating Yelizaveta Prokopenk of D'Youville, 6-0, 6-0; her win against Yelizaveta Prokopenk marked the third time this season in which she won a match without dropping a set.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Anaya Brons, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Utrecht, Netherlands
Brons went 1-1 in STAC’s regular season finale with Queens last week. The Maroon & Gold freshman teamed up with Kathryn Kryuchkova at No. 2 doubles, falling to the Knights’ Apolline Lamy & Eva Rivoal, 6-4, before earning the Spartans’ lone singles victory, a 7-5, 6-4 win over Eva Rivoal at No. 1.
Kseniya Zhdanok, D’Youville
Freshman | Minsk, Belarus
Zhdanok went 2-0 in D'Youville's 5-2 loss to Daemen on Saturday. At No. 1 doubles, Zhdanok and her partner cruised to a 6-1 victory. Zhdanok continued her success at first singles, claiming a 6-3, 6-2 straight-set win.
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)
Oct. 22 - Stephanie Baier, Daemen
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)
Oct. 22 - Stephanie Baier, Daemen
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)