Men's Tennis

ECC Men's Tennis Report - Week Eight

Player of the Week

Louka Queguiner, District of Columbia
Senior | La Ciotat, France

Queguiner went 2-0 in the Firebirds’ 5-2 ECC victory over Daemen. The UDC senior secured a hard-fought victory over Alex Lumanog in a thrilling three-set match at No. 2 singles after teaming up with Louis Mangeon to defeat their opponents 6-3 at No. 1 doubles.


Rookie of the Week

Elouan Queguiner, District of Columbia
Freshman | La Ciotat, France

Queguiner went 2-0 in the Firebirds’ 5-2 victory over Daemen. The UDC freshman teamed up with Sebastiano Palma to defeat their opponents 6-3 at No. 2 doubles and then went on to defeat Lucas Garcia Angarita 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3 singles. 


Honor Roll

Tim Andersson, Queens
Sophomore | Linkoping, Sweden

In the ECC victory over St. Thomas Aquinas, Andersson went 2-0 to help Queens clinch the doubles point at No. 2 court before a No. 3 singles victory. With partner Samuel Linck, Andersson would earn a 6-4 victory over Nagamitsu Kuroda and Don Lominoque as Queens clinched the doubles point. Andersson completed his 2-0 ECC afternoon earning a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Lominoque at No. 3 singles. 

Lucas Foix Sotos, Queens
Junior | Javea, Spain

In the ECC victory over St. Thomas Aquinas, Foix Sotos went 2-0, earning a doubles victory at No. 3 and a No. 1 singles victory. Foix Sotos and partner Loup Alleno earned a 6-3 victory over Ondrej Sramek at No. 3 doubles before Foix Sotos clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Seth Newman at No. 1 singles. 

Alexis Martin-Gibiard, Queens
Junior | Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France

Martin-Gibiard went 2-0 at No. 4 singles play on the week. The QC junior began the week earning a three-set victory over St. Thomas Aquinas’ Erik Victor Tauson as he rallied from a first-set defeat of 2-6 before earning a 6-0, 6-3 victory; the Queens junior would go on to win a 5-2 conference win over STAC. Against Adelphi on Saturday afternoon, Martin-Gibiard took home a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Andrea Albiero to complete his weekend. 

Ghali Ouajahat Filali, District of Columbia
Sophomore | Casablanca, Morocco

Ghali Ouajahat Filali defeated Jayven Williamson 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles after teaming up with Gabreleul Yacob to defeat their opponents 6-3 at No. 3 doubles to close out a 2-0 day against Daemen. 

Sebastiano Palma, District of Columbia
Freshman | Rome, Italy

Palma went 2-0 in the Firebirds’ 5-2 win over Daemen. In doubles play, he teamed up with Elouan Queguiner to defeat their opponents 6-3 at No. 2 doubles and then went on to clinch the match point with a 7-6(3), 6-1 win over Rohan Chitanand at No. 4 singles. 


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
Mar. 18 - Lucas Garcia, Daemen
Mar. 25 - Lorenzo Meschini, St. Thomas Aquinas
Apr. 1 - Louka Queguiner, District of Columbia

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)
Mar. 18 - Elouan Queguiner, District of Columbia
Mar. 25 - Nagamitsu Kuroda, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Apr. 1 - Elouan Queguiner, District of Columbia (2x)

Previously in the Polls

ITA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL
Preseason (1/15) through Week 4 (3/12): -- 
Week 5 (3/19): Queens (49)
Week 6 (3/26): Queens (46)

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): Seth Newman (45)
Week 3 (3/19): Seth Newman (36)
Week 4 (3/26): Seth Newman (51)
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