Co-Player of the Week

Alberto Espinosa Navarro, St. Thomas Aquinas College
Senior, Murcia, Spain
Espinosa Navarro picked up wins in both his doubles and singles matches, as the Spartans beat Manhattanville at home, 7-0. The Murcia, Spain native took a 6-0 decision at No. 3 doubles with partner Henry Ronnberg, before beating his opponent at No. 6 singles 6-1, 6-1.

Co-Player of the Week

Lucas Foix Sotos, Queens
Senior, Javea, Spain
Continuing the Knights' undefeated run, senior Lucas Foix Sotos delivered a clutch 4-0 performance across singles and doubles play. Against No. 46 Adelphi, Foix Sotos secured a doubles victory at No. 2 before clinching the match at No. 1 singles with a hard-fought three-set win over Viktor Hockl. In the victory over Division I FDU, he added another doubles win and rallied for a marathon three-set comeback at No. 1 singles, with two sets decided by tiebreakers before closing it out, 6-4, in the third.

Honor Roll

Ambrose Evamy, District of Columbia
Sophomore, Wimborne, United Kingdom
Ambrose Evamy went a perfect 4-0 in a 1-1 week for the Firebirds, contributing in both singles and doubles play. In UDC'c 5-2 win over Daemen, Evamy teamed with Filippo Vatteroni to earn a 6-4 victory at No. 2 doubles, before securing a hard-fought 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(5) win at No. 3 singles. He followed that performance against Chestnut Hill with another doubles victory alongside Vatteroni, defeating Malik/Puppi 6-3 at No. 2. Evamy capped off the week with a resilient 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(11) win at No. 2 singles, remaining undefeated across both matches.

Filippo Vatteroni, District of Columbia
Sophomore, Rome, Italy
Filippo Vatteroni delivered a perfect 4-0 week for the Firebirds, excelling in both singles and doubles competition. He teamed with Ambrose Evamy to secure two key doubles victories at the No. 2 position, including a 6-4 win over Daemen and a 6-3 victory against Chestnut Hill.In singles play, Vatteroni was equally impressive, earning a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 4 against Daemen. He followed that up with a resilient comeback performance against Chestnut Hill, defeating Filippo Relecom 4-6, 7-6(3), 1-0(5) at the No. 3 spot. 

Alexis Martin-Gibiard, Queens
Senior, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Senior Alexis Martin-Gibiard also went 4-0 on the week. Against No. 46 Adelphi, he earned a doubles win at No. 2 and a straight-set victory at No. 4 singles. In the win over FDU, he again went 2-0, contributing a doubles victory and a three-set win at No. 3 singles.

Nathan Yacar, St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sophomore, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Yacar recorded a win in his singles match, as the Spartans beat Manhattanville at home, 7-0. The Buenos Aires, Argentina native took a 6-0, 6-1 decision over his opponent at No. 5 singles.

Nagamitsu Kuroda, St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sophomore, Tokyo, Japan
Kuroda picked up wins in both his doubles and singles matches, as the Spartans beat Manhattanville at home, 7-0. The Tokyo, Japan native took a 6-1 decision at No. 1 doubles with partner Don Vinz Lominoque, before beating his opponent at No. 4 singles 6-2, 6-0.