CAA Men's and Women's Tennis Weekly Awards - March 9
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (March 9, 2022) – The CAA announced its weekly award winners in men’s and women’s tennis on Wednesday. James Madison junior
Holden Koons and the Drexel doubles team of senior
Djordje Janackovic and senior
Gustav Wogen earned men’s honors. On the women’s side, James Madison junior
Kylie Moulin and William & Mary senior
Mila Saric were honored along with the Delaware doubles team of grad student
Dominika Sujova and freshman
Alina Vasilenko.
CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Holden Koons, Jr., James Madison (York, Pa.)
Koons spearheaded a dominant performance in singles to help JMU rally past in-state foe Richmond, 6-1. Playing at the No. 1 slot, the junior battled past Richmond’s John Walsh 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 to give the Dukes a 3-1 advantage after dropping the doubles point. Koons fended off two set points in the tiebreaker and improved his record to 8-1 on the season.
CAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Djordje Janackovic, Sr., Drexel (Belgrade, Serbia)
Gustav Wogen, Sr., Drexel (Stockholm, Sweden)
Janackovic and Wogen clinched the doubles point for Drexel in its match against Navy. Competing at the No. 2 position, the duo got past the Midshipmen’s Finn Garner and Jack McBride, 7-5, to give Drexel a 1-0 lead. Navy was able to rebound for a 4-2 win as Drexel dropped to 6-2 on the season.
CAA Women’s Tennis Co-Player of the Week
Kylie Moulin, Jr., James Madison (Lithia, Fla.)
Moulin posted a 2-0 mark at No. 2 singles to help lead JMU to road wins over Marshall (5-2) and #62 Michigan State (4-1). The junior rolled past Marshall’s Madi Ballow, 6-1, 6-0, and topped Michigan State’s Maja Pietrowicz, 6-4, 6-1, to contribute to the upset of the Spartans. Moulin is riding a seven-match winning streak and improved to 8-1 in singles this season.
CAA Women’s Tennis Co-Player of the Week
Mila Saric, Sr., William & Mary (Los Cristianos-Arona, Tenerife, Spain)
Saric went 2-0 at No. 1 singles, including her second victory this season over a nationally ranked opponent, in William & Mary’s matches against Liberty and #26 Iowa State last week. The senior opened her weekend by beating Liberty’s Alexandra Almborg, 6-2, 6-2. Saric then knocked off 51
st-ranked Thasaporn Naklo of Iowa State, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Saric is 16-4 overall and 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
CAA Women’s Tennis Double Team of the Week
Dominika Sujova, Gr. Delaware (Topolcany, Slovakia)
Alina Vasilenko, Fr., Delaware (Moscow, Russia)
Sujova and Vasilenko went 2-0 at No. 2 doubles to help No. 74 Delaware earn the doubles point during road victories over Duquesne (4-0) and West Virginia (4-3) last week. The Blue Hens’ tandem topped Duquesne’s Daniela Latoni and Blanca Benet Garcia, 6-3, and then clinched what proved to the deciding point vs. WVU with a 6-3 triumph over Kendall Kovick and Michaela Kucharova.
CAA Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 26 – Matvey Radionov, Drexel
Feb. 2 – James Wilkinson, Delaware
Feb. 9 – George Davis, William & Mary
Feb. 16 – Davide Innocenti, UNCW
Feb. 23 – Holden Koons, James Madison
Mar. 2 – Harrison Brown, William & Mary
Mar. 9 – Holden Koons, James Madison
CAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Teams of the Week
Jan. 26 – Holden Koons/Youssef Sadek, James Madison
Feb. 2 – Reece Falck/Davide Innocenti, UNCW
Feb. 9 – Pascal Wagemaker/James Wilkinson, Delaware
Feb. 16 – Harrison Brown/George Davis, William & Mary
Feb. 23 – Bo Cautaerts/Ostap Kovalenko, Hofstra
Mar. 2 – Chung-Han Tsai/Daniel Martin, Elon
Mar. 9 – Djordje Janackovic/Gustav Wogen, Drexel
CAA Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 26 – Natalia Nikolopoulou, James Madison
Feb. 2 – Sibel Tanik, Elon
Feb. 9 – Hedda Gurholt, William & Mary
Feb. 16 – Slade Coetzee, Charleston
Feb. 23 – Isabella Montana, Delaware
Mar. 2 – Halli Trinkle, Charleston
Mar. 9 – Kylie Moulin, James Madison/Mila Saric, William & Mary
CAA Women’s Doubles Teams of the Week
Jan. 26 – Daniela Voloh/Michelle Los Arcos, James Madison
Feb. 2 – Eliza Askarova/Julieta Honrubia, Delaware
Feb. 9 – Daria Afanasyeva/Kylie Moulin, James Madison
Feb. 16 – Mila Saric/Hedda Gurholt, William & Mary
Feb. 23 – Zoe Huffman/Stela Joksimovic, UNCW
Mar. 2 – Olivia Archer/Alison O’Dea, Elon
Mar. 9 – Dominika Sujova/Alina Vasilenko, Delaware