Player of the Week
Sofiia Shaparenko, District of Columbia
Sophomore, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Shaparenko went undefeated against Queens picking up wins at No.2 doubles and No.4 singles. She teamed up with Lina Benjelloun to defeat Goubet/Bizouerne (QC) 6-4 before going on to defeat Regina Ruiz (QC) 6-0, 6-7(3), 1-0(3).
Rookie of the Week
Ela Vasic, Queens
Freshman, Novi Sad, Serbia
In her lone match of the week, the nationally ranked No. 21 doubles pair of rookie Ela Vasic and senior Marie Bertran earned a clutch 7-5 victory at the No. 1 spot, helping Queens secure the 4-3 win over UDC and finish ECC play a perfect 8-0.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Sixtine Goubet, Queens
Junior, Lyon, France
Closing out ECC play with a perfect 8-0 record, No. 68 Sixtine Goubet delivered a straight-set victory over Celia Bastin at No. 2 singles as Queens clinched a thrilling 4-3 win.
Lilie Bizouerne, Queens
Junior, La Ciotat, France
Similarly, No. 46 Lilie Bizouerne capped an undefeated 8-0 ECC campaign with a straight-set victory over Lina Benjelloun at No. 3 singles, helping secure the 4-3 team win.
Kateryna Kryuchkova, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior, Kyiv, Ukraine
Kryuchkova went 1-1 in her doubles and singles matches against Jefferson last week. The junior from Ukraine dropped her No. 1 doubles matchup with partner Sun Zhuoxuan 6-2 and then rebounded with a win at No. 1 singles in a tie break 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (3).
Nadja Zmukic, District of Columbia
Sophomore, Belgrade, Serbia
Zmukic went 2-1 on the week, and undefeated in singles play. In the game against Frostburg she defeated Ella Troxell (FSU) 6-2, 7-5 at the No. 5 position. She followed that performance with another win over conference opponent Kayla Taszymowicz (QC) 6-1, 6-2 at No.5.
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
Oct. 28 - Sixtine Goubet, Queens
Mar. 17 - Kateryna Kryuchkova, St. Thomas Aquinas
Mar. 24 - Kateryna Kryuchkova, St. Thomas Aquinas
Mar. 30 - Sixtine Goubet, Queens
Apr. 6 - Sixtine Goubet, Queens
Apr. 14 - Sofiia Shaparenko, District of Columbia
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
Mar. 17 - Ela Vasic, Queens
Mar. 24 - Ela Vasic, Queens
Mar. 30 - Ela Vasic, Queens
Apr. 6 - Ela Vasic, Queens
Apr. 14 - Ela Vasic, Queens
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