Player of the Week
Kateryna Kryuchkova, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | Kyiv, Ukraine
Kryuchkova helped her team to a 4-1 Florida spring break trip, going a perfect 4-0 in No. 1 singles matches against East Stroudsburg, Minnesota State-Moorhead, California (PA) and St. Thomas (FL). The STAC junior also went 2-2 in No. 1 doubles bouts, with teammate Sun Zhuoxuan, picking up wins over ESU and Cal.
Rookie of the Week
Ela Vasic, Queens
Freshman | Novi Sad, Serbia
Rookie Ela Vasic opened the spring season with a 4-1 singles record at No. 4 and a 3-2 doubles record at No. 1. Three of her singles wins have come against Division II opponents, with three victories in straight sets and one three-set comeback win over No. 19 Findlay.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Lilie Bizouerne, Queens
Junior | La Ciotat, France
Junior Lillie Bizouerne began the spring with a 3-0 singles record between the No. 2 and No. 3 courts and a 2-1 doubles record at No. 2 against Division II opponents. Bizouerne earned a thrilling three-set comeback victory over Adelphi’s Roisin Boyd, helping Queens defeat No. 20 Adelphi on March 12.
Sofiia Shaparenko, District of Columbia
Sophomore | Kharkiv, Ukraine
Shaparenko delivered a dominant straight-set performance in UDC’s matchup against nationally ranked Adelphi, defeating Oda Solevag Halvorsen 6–2, 6–0. She followed that with another strong outing in the Firebirds’ victory over Virginia State, earning a 6–2, 6–0 win to remain undefeated in singles play at the no.4 position, on the week.
Polina Zelentsova, District of Columbia
Junior | Chalky, Ukraine
Zelentsova went 2-2 on the week at the No.1 position. In the Firebirds 4-3 Victory over Virginia State she defeated Sky Carter (VSU) 6-2, 6-0 and teamed up with Celia Bastin to defeat their opponents 7-6(4) at No.1 doubles.
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
Mar. 17 - Kateryna Kryuchkova, St. Thomas Aquinas
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)
Mar. 17 - Ela Vasic, Queens (3x)
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