Player of the Week Sophomore | Ahus, Sweden Ronnberg went 5-0 over three matches, going 3-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles against Assumption, Yeshiva, and North Carolina Central last week. Against Assumption, the STAC sophomore took No. 1 doubles with partner Seth Newman over Herman Aguirre and Luigi Bassani, 6-4 and No. 5 singles against Bernardo Blancho 6-2, 6-0. Next, Ronnberg with teammate Kylan Feruglio won No. 2 doubles against Yeshiva's David Cattan and Jacob Feit, 6-0. Finally, the Ahus, Sweden native scored a No. 2 doubles victory with Seth Newman over North Carolina Central's Kareem Abdul Hakim and Oliver Saarinen, 6-3 and a No. 6 singles triumph against Oliver Saarinen 6-2, 6-2. Rookie of the Week Junior | Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France Martin-Gibiard went 2-0 in the Knights’ ECC opener over the District of Columbia on Friday afternoon. Martin-Gibiard along with partner Adam Laur opened the day helping the Knights clinch the doubles points at No. 1 doubles with a 6-4 victory over Louis Mangeon and Louka Queguiner. He would conclude his afternoon earning a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elouan Queguiner at No. 4 singles. Honor Roll Sophomore | Paris, France In an undefeated 2-0 week for the Knights, Alleno completed a 3-0 week with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles. The QC sophomore began the week earning a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Assumption’s Luigi Bassani at No. 1 singles. Alleno would complete an undefeated day in ECC play over the District of Columbia on Friday afternoon. Alleno and partner Lucas Foix Sotos dispatched UDC’s No. 2 pair of Sebastiano Palma and Elouan Queguiner to the score of 6-1 before the French native earned a 6-1, 6-3, two-set victory over Palma at No. 3 singles. Sophomore | Linkoping, Sweden Andersson went 2-0 in an undefeated week for the Knights. The sophomore and rookie partner Samuel Link earned a 6-4 victory over Assumption’s Luigi Bassani and Herman Aguirre at No. 1 doubles. In the Knights’ ECC opener, Andersson made quick work of District of Columbia’s Louka Queguiner at No. 2 singles, dropping just one point as Andersson opened ECC play earning a 6-1, 6-0 victory. Junior | Javea, Spain Foix Sotos went 2-0 in the Knights’ ECC opener over the District of Columbia on Friday afternoon. Foix Sotos opened the afternoon earning a victory at No. 2 doubles with partner Loup Alleno as the duo defeated the Firebirds’ No. 2 pair of Sebastiano Palma and Elouan Queguiner to the score of 6-1. Foix Sotos completed his afternoon clinching the match for Queens at No. 1 singles as he defeated Louis Mangeon to the score of 6-1, 6-2. Senior | Warsaw, Poland Karos went 2-0 against Queens, winning his singles and doubles matches. In doubles play he teamed up with Filippo Vatteroni to defeat their opponents 7-5 at No. 3. He then went on to defeat Adam Laur in a three-set match-up 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(7), at No. 5 singles. Freshman | Tokyo, Japan Kuroda went 3-0 with two doubles wins and one singles win over three matches against Assumption, Yeshiva and North Carolina Central last week. Against Assumption, the freshman took No. 2 doubles with partner Don Vinz Lominoque over Hugo Petersson and Jakob Bordt, 6-4. Next, Kuroda defeated Yeshiva's Matan Kamhi 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. Finally, the Tokyo, Japan native scored a No. 1 doubles victory with Don Vinz Lominoque over North Carolina Central's Hugo Hidalgo Vega and Rodrigo Alves, 7-5. 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 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) Previously in the Polls ITA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL Preseason (1/15): -- Week 1 (2/19): -- Week 2 (2/26): -- Week 3 (3/5): -- Week 4 (3/12): TBA 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): Week 3 (3/19): Week 4 (3/26): 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
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ECC Men's Tennis Report - Week Five
