CAA Men's and Women's Tennis Weekly Awards - March 5
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (March 5, 2024) – Monmouth junior
Mateo Bivol received CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Week honors, while Delaware sophomore
Maryia Hrynashka earned CAA Women’s Tennis Player of the Week accolades. Elon’s
Oskar Antinheimo and
Jack Curtis were chosen as the Men’s Doubles Team of the Week and Elon’s
Simone Bergeron and
Ella Suk were named the Women’s Doubles Team of the Week.
CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Mateo Bivol, Jr., Monmouth (Cestas, France)
Bivol provided the clinching point in Monmouth’s 4-3 conference victory over No. 65 William & Mary last Sunday. With the match tied at 3-3, the junior battled past W&M’s Alexandre Leblanc, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 1 singles spot to give the Hawks the win and push their record to 8-2 this season.
CAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Oskar Antinheimo, So., Elon (Helsinki, Finland)
Jack Curtis, Fr., Elon (Portsmouth, England)
Antinheimo and Curtis went 2-0 at No. 3 doubles last week to help Elon earn the doubles point in team wins over ETSU (4-1) and Fairfield (7-0). The Phoenix duo defeated ETSU’s Pedro Cressoni and Alberto Garcia, 6-3, and followed by topping Fairfield’s Alex Aguiar and Sam Hodges, 6-1. Antinheimo and Curtis are 7-2 this season, with all seven victories coming by 6-1, 6-2 or 6-3 scores.
CAA Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Maryia Hrynashka, So., Delaware (Rancho Cordova, Calif.)
Hrynashka posted a 3-0 mark in both singles and doubles last week as Delaware defeated LIU (4-3), CAA foe Monmouth (7-0) and Delaware State (4-0). The sophomore opened the week with a 6-2, 6-3 win over LIU’s Saki Oyama at No. 3 singles, before moving up to the No. 1 slot against Monmouth and beating Lana Brezanin, 6-2, 6-0. She moved back to No. 3 vs. DSU and downed Daria Jula, 6-4, 6-2. Hrynashka and partner Julieta Honrubia swept their matches at No. 2 doubles in dominant fashion, surrendering just three total games in the three matches.
CAA Women’s Tennis Double Team of the Week
Simone Bergeron, Fr., Elon (Vienna, Va.)
Ella Suk, Fr., Elon (Tucker, Ga.)
Bergeron and Suk helped Elon secure the doubles point in a 6-1 triumph over in-state foe Davidson last week. Playing at No. 3 doubles, the Phoenix tandem topped Savanna Kollock and Bryson Langford, 6-2. Bergeron and Suk improved to 6-1 as a team this season and have dominated their foes 38-17 in overall games during that seven-match span.
CAA Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 23 – Oskar Antinheimo, Elon
Jan. 30 – Karol Malirz, Delaware
Feb. 6 – Javier Ruiz, Delaware
Feb. 13 – Gabe Hurtado, UNCW
Feb. 20 – Juan Sengariz, Elon
Feb. 27 – Karol Malirz, Delaware
Mar. 5 – Mateo Bivol, Monmouth
CAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Teams of the Week
Jan. 23 – Reece Falck/Harold Huens, UNCW
Jan. 30 – Alex De Sousa/Alan Jesudason, Drexel
Feb. 6 – Gabe Hurtado/Bekhzod Rasamatov, UNCW
Feb. 13 – Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay, Elon
Feb. 20 – Satchel Benn/Oliver Hague, William & Mary
Feb. 27 – Reece Falck/Harold Huens, UNCW
Mar. 5 – Oskar Antinheimo/Jack Curtis, Elon
CAA Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 23 – Lizette Reding, Elon
Jam. 30 = Lorie Lemongo, Drexel
Feb. 6 – Yu Chen, William & Mary
Feb. 13 – Hedda Gurholt, William & Mary
Feb. 20 – Slade Coetzee, Delaware
Feb. 27 – Mia Palladino, Stony Brook
Mar. 5 – Maryia Hrynashka, Delaware
CAA Women’s Doubles Teams of the Week
Jan. 23 – Lizette Reding/Sibel Tanik, Elon
Jan. 30 – Mialy Ranaivo/Eeva Ristola, Campbell
Feb. 6 – Mio Kozaki/Sofia Sokolova, Hampton
Feb. 13 – Julieta Honrubia/Maryia Hrynashka, Delaware
Feb. 20 – Madison Cordisco/Mariana Reding, Elon
Feb. 27 – Elif Albayrak/Eda Arli, UNCW
Mar. 5 – Simone Bergeron/Ella Suk, Elon