CAA Men's and Women's Tennis Weekly Awards - April 9
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (April 9, 2024) – Elon sophomore
Veljko Krstic and Campbell junior
Damien Nezar shared CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Week honors, while Delaware grad student
Slade Coetzee and Elon senior
Lizette Reding were honored as CAA Women’s Tennis Co-Players of the Week. UNCW’s
Reece Falck and
Harold Huens were chosen as the Men’s Doubles Team of the Week and Towson’s
Chandre Boshoff and
Lea Kosanovic were selected as the Women’s Doubles Team of the Week.
CAA Men’s Tennis Co-Player of the Week
Veljko Krstic, So., Elon (Belgrade, Serbia)
Krstic recorded a pair of three-set victories at No. 1 singles in Elon’s narrow 4-3 losses to Charlotte and No. 45 Liberty. The sophomore rallied past Charlotte’s Spencer Gray, 6-7 (9), 7-5, 6-4, and followed with another comeback victory against 102
nd-ranked Rafael Marques Da Silva of Liberty, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. Krstic is now 11-6 in singles, with seven wins at the No. 1 slot.
CAA Men’s Tennis Co-Player of the Week
Damien Nezar, Jr., Campbell (Eden, South Africa)
Nezar went 2-0 at No. 1 singles as Campbell split matches with UNCW (3-4) and Presbyterian (6-1). The junior battled past UNCW’s Harold Huens, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 and rolled over Presbyterian’s Javier Matos, 6-2, 6-2. Nezar and partner Tomas Balazi also clinched the doubles point vs. PC. Nezar has a 10-4 singles mark this season.
CAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Reece Falck, Sr., UNCW (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Harold Huens, Jr., UNCW (Waterloo, Belgium)
Falck and Huens posted a 2-0 record at No. 1 doubles to help UNCW claim the doubles point in victories over Campbell (4-3) and South Carolina State (4-0) last week. The Seahawks duo topped Campbell’s Lukas Steffen and Benjamin Maes, 6-2, and clinched the point against SCSU by edging Aissa Benchakroun and Benjamin Niv, 7-6 (3). Falck and Huens improved to 13-1 as a team this season.
CAA Women’s Co-Tennis Player of the Week
Slade Coetzee, Gr., Delaware (Miami Beach, Fla.)
Coetzee turned in a pair of dominant performances at No. 1 singles in victories over NJIT (4-0) and William & Mary (4-3) last week. The grad student opened with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph against NJIT’s Laura Wipfli, before registering a 6-1, 6-0 win over reigning CAA Player of the Year Hedda Gurholdt of William & Mary. Coetzee helped the Blue Hens defeat the Tribe for the first time ever in 11 meetings.
CAA Women’s Co-Tennis Player of the Week
Lizette Reding, Sr., Elon (Leon, Mexico)
Reding registered a pair of impressive victories at No. 1 singles as Elon beat CAA foe UNCW (5-2) before falling to No. 67 VCU (2-5). The senior clinched the match against the Seahawks by battling past UNCW’s Eda Arli, 7-5, 7-5. Against the nationally ranked Rams, she rallied past Yelizaveta Karlova, 5-7, 6-4, 4-1 ret. Reding improved to 7-1 at the No. 1 position and leads Elon with 13 singles victories this season.
CAA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Chandre Boshoff, Fr., Towson (George, South Africa)
Lea Kosanovic, Sr., Towson (Bethesda, Md.)
Boshoff and Kosanovic went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles as Towson split matches against William & Mary (0-7) and Mount St. Mary’s (5-2). The Tigers tandem defeated W&M’s Yu Chen and Emma Fernald, 6-3. They followed by overcoming three set points to edge MSM’s Sofia Kostirko and Riya Mathur, 7-5. Boshoff and Kosanovic moved to 6-3 as a team this season.
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
Mar. 12 – Alexandre Leblanc, William & Mary
Mar. 19 – Reece Falck, UNCW
Mar. 26 – Karol Malirz, Delaware
Apr. 2 – Mateo Bivol, Monmouth and Harold Huens, UNCW
Apr. 9 – Veljko Krstic, Elon and Damien Nezar, Campbell
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
Mar. 12 – Gabriel Busato/Diego Laporta, Monmouth
Mar. 19 – Gabe Hurtado/Trey Mallory, UNCW
Mar. 26 – Benjamin Maes/Lukas Steffen, Campbell
Apr. 2 – Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay, Elon
Apr. 9 – Reece Falck/Harold Huens, UNCW
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
Mar. 12 – Oziera Ahmad, Charleston
Mar. 19 – Slade Coetzee, Delaware
Mar. 26 – Hedda Gurholt, William & Mary
Apr. 2 – Francesca Salvato, Charleston
Apr. 9 – Slade Coetzee, Delaware and Lizette Reding, Elon
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
Mar. 12 – Lily Chitambar/Tasmin Hart, Campbell
Mar. 19 – Hedda Gurholt/Ine Stange, William & Mary
Mar. 26 – Lizette Reding/Sibel Tanik, Elon
Apr. 2 – Maddie Ricardo/Elisa Rigazio, Drexel
Apr. 9 – Chandre Boshoff/Lea Kosanovic, Towson