NEC Men's Player of the Week: Carlos Zucchini, LEM & Eddie Schmidt, WAG
NEC Men's Rookie of the Week: Carlo Zucchini, LEM
NEC Women's Player of the Week: Liepa Sataite, WAG
NEC Women's Rookie of the Week: Oleksandra Ovsiienko, FDU & Helena Lynn, SFU

Previous NEC Releases: February 19 | February 12 | February 5 | November 6 | October 1

NEC MEN’S TENNIS CO-PLAYER & ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Carlo Zucchini, Le Moyne
Fr., Varese, Italy/European School of Varese
Zucchini continued his impressive start with a perfect 4-0 record across singles and doubles action in Le Moyne's two matches last week. The two-time NEC Rookie of the Week picked up singles wins against Siena's Mateja Stefanovic in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) and Mercyhurst's Danylo Rekun in three sets (2-6, 7-6, 6-4). Zucchini added doubles wins alongside Navya Verma against Siena duo Mars Argun and Emilio Zavala Salinas (6-3), as well as Mercyhurst's Petar Belosevic and Colm Schultz (6-0). All four of Zucchini's wins came from the No. 1 position.

NEC MEN’S TENNIS CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eddie Schmidt, Wagner
So., Ludwigsburg, Germany/Otto-Hahn Gymnasium
Schmidt went unbeaten across three completed matches in a week that saw Wagner go 1-1 as a team. The sophomore won his singles match against Colgate's Lochlan Seth from the No. 1 spot in a 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) result, guiding the Green and White to a 4-0 win over the Raiders. Against Illinois State, Schmidt won from the No. 1 slot again, this time against 2025 All-Summit League Honorable Mention player Adrian Dibildox, 6-4, 6-4. He added a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles win alongside Lukas Escher against Dibildox and Christian Capacci.

NEC WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Liepa Sataite, Wagner
So., Šiaulia, Lithuania/King's InterHigh?
Sataite won both of her matches in Wagner's contest against Colgate last week. In singles, The sophomore from Lithuania defeated Sophia Montero, a former Second Team All-Patriot League player, 6-2, 7-5. Sataite added a 6-3 doubles win against Rebecca Hess and Avery Isaac with partner Samantha Bentsianov.

NEC WOMEN’S TENNIS CO-ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Oleksandra Ovsiienko, FDU
Fr., Dnipro, Ukraine/Novoaleksandrivsky Lyceum?
Ovsiienko picked up two key wins in FDU's 4-3 win over NJIT on Friday. The September NEC Rookie of the Month defeated NJIT's Freyza Aydin, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 4 sinlges to pick up her third consecutive win and aid the Knights in their third straight win as a team.

Helena Lynn, Saint Francis
Fr., Bethlehem, PA/Mother Divine Grace
Lynn won twice in a 5-2 Red Flash win over Lehigh on Saturday. The Bethlehem, PA native defeated Lehigh's Alice Pantsari, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, in the No. 4 match and won the No. 1 doubles match, 6-2, alongside Dasha Chichkina against Maggie Forkner and Hannah Letzer.
 
NEC MEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Jorge Alonso-Cortes, Sr., FDU - Claimed a singles victory from the No. 5 spot over Lehigh's Jackson Morash in a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 result. Also won the No. 2 doubles match against Army's Jack Havana and Daniel Choi, 6-2, with partner Gryffin Minor.

Callum Matthew, So., LEM - Won both of his No. 2 singles matches, defeating Siena's Sviatoslav Koliadynskyi (6-0, 0-6, 6-0) and Mercyhurst's Lukas Cabue Valverde (6-2, 4-6, 6-1). Added a 7-6 doubles win against Siena's Stefanovic and Bruna Varella from the No. 3 slot alongside Lorenzo Bartolaso.

Carlo Zucchini, Fr., LEM - NEC Co-Player and Rookie of the Week.

Mykhailo Polishchuk, So., MU - Won two of his three singles matches last week from the No. 5 position. Defeated Cleveland State's Tristan Stine (6-4, 6-4) and Le Moyne's Gabriel Segubiense (7-6, 4-6, 6-4). 

Nikola Radisic, Fr., MU - Went 2-1 in No. 6 singles last week, defeating Cleveland State's Andrew Zimcosky (6-1, 6-2) and Le Moyne's Navya Verma (6-4, 5-7, 6-2). Added a doubles win against Le Moyne's Matthew and Bartolaso (7-5) with teammate Raul Davalos.

Lukas Escher, Fr., WAG - Picked up a pair of No. 2 singles wins in Wagner's matches last week. Defeated Colgate's Aidan Lee (6-4, 6-4) and Illinois State's Capacci (4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3).

Eddie Schmidt, So., WAG - NEC Co-Player of the Week.

NEC WOMEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Oleksandra Ovsiienko, Fr., FDU - NEC Co-Rookie of the Week.

Valentina Silva, Fr., FDU - Won both her singles and double matches against NJIT. Defeated Asima Sazan 7-5, 6-2 from the No. 5 position and paired with Katsiaryna Kostsina to defeat Petra Koszo and Luisa Hepcal 6-4 in the No. 3 doubles match. 

Simone Mercier, Sr., MU - Claimed both singles and doubles victories in Mercyhurst's 4-3 win over Le Moyne. Knocked off Ella Fernando 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 2 singles match and teamed with Kiersten Brown to win the No. 2 doubles match against Stella Simeonova and Alicia Alvarez 6-2. 

Kelly Dowuona, Sr., SFU - Picked up wins in both singles and doubles last week against Lehigh. Bested Lena Dogadalski 6-1, 6-2 in No. 2 singles and defeated Dogadalski and Ronit Khromchenko 7-5 at No. 2 doubles alongside Gabriela Almanza.

Helena Lynn, Fr., SFU - NEC Co-Rookie of the Week.

Victoria Madail, So., WAG - Went 2-0 across singles and doubles against Colgate. Came from behind to defeat Amelia Galin at No. 1 singles (1-6, 6-1, 6-4) and paired with Dariana vera to defeat Montero and Galin 6-3 in the No. 1 doubles match.

Liepa Sataite, So., WAG - NEC Player of the Week

2025 NEC TENNIS WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: Ronin Lotlikar, BING
Feb. 12: Ronin Lotlikar, BING
Feb. 19: Gryffin Minor, FDU
Feb. 26: Carlo Zucchini, LEM & Eddie Schmidt, WAG

MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: Harry Liao, BING
Feb. 12: Lukas Escher, WAG
Feb. 19: Carlo Zucchini, LEM
Feb. 26: Carlo Zucchini, LEM

WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: Anastasia Lim, FDU
Feb. 12: Kelly Dowuona, SFU
Feb. 19: Anastasia Lim, FDU
Feb. 26: Liepa Sataite, WAG

WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: Helena Lynn, SFU
Feb. 12: Sophia Fredericks-McKee, FDU
Feb. 19: Sophia Fredericks-McKee, FDU
Feb. 26: Oleksandra Ovsiienko, FDU & Helena Lynn, SFU

2025 NEC TENNIS MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS:

MEN'S PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Oct. 1: Kevin Titus Suresh, SFU
Nov. 6: Taurus Mickus, FDU & Bassil Touban, LIU

MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Oct. 1: Gabriel Segubiense, LEM
Nov. 6: Carlo Zucchini, LEM

WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Oct. 1: Oleksandra Ovsiienko, FDU
Nov. 6: Yelena Kim, FDU

WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Oct. 1: Oleklsandra Ovsiienko, FDU
Nov. 6: Sophia Fredericks-Mckee, FDU