Player of the Week
Sixtine Goubet, Queens
Junior | Lyon, France
In a 3-0 ECC week to close out the fall season, Goubet led the way for Queens, finishing undefeated with a 3-0 singles record at No. 1 and 2-0 doubles record at No. 2, alongside Lilie Bizouerne. Goubet opened the week on Friday against the District of Columbia by clinching both the doubles and overall match point, earning a 6-1 win in doubles before posting a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Polina Zelentsova. On Saturday against D'Youville, Goubet once again secured both the doubles and match clinchers, starting with a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles and rallying for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 comeback victory at No. 1 singles over Mina Randjelovic. To cap off an undefeated week, Goubet clinched Queens' Sunday win over Daemen with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 performance against Marley Conover.
Rookie of the Week
Ela Vasic, Queens
Freshman | Novi Sad, Serbia
Vasic went undefeated during Queens' 3-0 ECC week, finishing with a combined 4-0 record in singles and doubles alongside Marie Bertran. Vasic opened play on Friday with a 7-6 (7-4) doubles victory over UDC's Celia Bastin and Polina Zelentsova at No. 1 court. On Saturday against D'Youville, the QC freshman again went 2-0, earning a 7-5 doubles win over Munisa Ashurbekova and Nele Herst before claiming a 6-3, 6-2 singles victory over Miranda Bosch at No. 5. To conclude the fall season, Vasic moved up to No. 2 singles on Sunday and cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win against Daemen's Stephanie Baier.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Marie Bertran, Queens
Senior | Villelaure, France
Bertran capped off her fall season in style, finishing 2-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles during Queens' perfect ECC week. Bertran began with a strong 2-0 performance against UDC, teaming with Vasic for a 7-6 (7-4) doubles win at No. 1 before adding a 6-0, 6-4 singles victory over Lina Benjelloun at No. 3. Against D'Youville, she repeated the feat, securing a 7-5 doubles win with Vasic at No. 2 and followed it up with a 6-3, 6-4 singles win over Mina Randjelovic. On Sunday, Bertran partnered with junior Allycia Santa-Cruz at No. 3 doubles, where the new duo earned a 6-2 victory over Ashley Bonilla and Lily Goodemote to complete the doubles sweep against Daemen.
Sofiia Shaparenko, District of Columbia
Sophomore | Kharkiv, Ukraine
Shaparenko went 2–0 in singles play, including a dominant 6–2, 6–2 victory over Shreethika Vangala of St. Thomas Aquinas to help lead the Firebirds to a 5–2 conference win. She followed that up with a three-set comeback victory at No. 4 singles against Queens, rallying from a set down to win 2–6, 7–5, 1–0 (6) for UDC's lone singles win of the match.
ECC Women's Tennis Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 - Mina Randjelovic, D'Youville
Sept. 30 - Lilie Bizouerne, Queens
Oct. 7 - Marie Bertran, Queens
Oct. 14 - Polina Zelentsova, District of Columbia
Oct. 21 - Polina Zelentsova, District of Columbia (2x)
Oct. 28 - Sixtine Goubet, Queens
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 - Nele Herbst, D'Youville
Sept. 30 - Erika Ismailova, D'Youville
Oct. 7 - Florentina Schmidt, Queens
Oct. 14 - Ela Vasic, Queens
Oct. 21 - Marley Conover, Daemen
Oct. 28 - Ela Vasic, Queens (2x)
1. Queens - 22 points (4 first-place votes)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas - 19 points (1 first-place vote)
3. District of Columbia - 18 points
4. Daemen - 8 points
5. D'Youville - 8 points