NEC Men's Player of the Week: Ronin Lotlikar, BING
NEC Men's Rookie of the Week: Harry Liao, BING
NEC Women's Player of the Week: Anastasia Lim, FDU
NEC Women's Rookie of the Week: Helena Lynn, SFU

Previous NEC Releases: November 6 | October 1

NEC MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ronin Lotlikar, Binghamton
Sr., Bengaluru, India/Gear Innovative
Lotlikar began the 2026 campaign by maintaining the All-Conference standard he set in the previous two years. The 2025 All-NEC First Team singles selection has gone 2-1 so far this spring in both singles and doubles. Lotlikar guided Binghamton to an emphatic 7-0 victory over Niagara on Jan. 23 by winning both his No. 1 singles match and the No. 1 doubles match. The senior's singles triumph came in straight sets, finishing 6-3, 6-4 in his favor. Lotlikar and his doubles partner, Harry Liao, cruised to a 6-2 win in their match. The Bengaluru, India native matched his results against Niagara the next day in Binghamton's dual match versus Navy. Lotlikar once again battled to a straight-sets victory in a 7-5, 7-5 contest, while also winning the No. 1 doubles match against the Midshipmen, 6-3. Lotlikar has now won the NEC Player of the Week award four times throughout his career for the Bearcats.

NEC MEN’S TENNIS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Harry Liao, Binghamton
Fr., Chengdu, China/Chengdu Foreign Language School
Liao was a significant contributor for Binghamton in his first three collegiate dual matches. The Chengdu, China product won both of his matches in a 7-0 Bearcats victory over Niagara, claiming a 6-2 win in the No. 1 doubles match and a 5-7, 6-0, 7-5 win in the No. 3 singles match. Liao also put forth a commendable effort in Binghamton's match against Navy, winning the No. 1 doubles match 6-3 before falling in three sets in the No. 4 singles bout. 

NEC WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Anastasia Lim, FDU
Sr., Kazan, Russia
Lim and FDU only have only played one dual match so far, but the senior picked up a signature win in that contest. In FDU's dual match against Delaware on Sunday, the 2025 All-NEC First Team singles and doubles honoree knocked off Delaware's Maryia Hrynashka in the No. 1 singles match in straight sets. Her 6-4, 7-5 win came over an opponent who spent a portion of 2025 in the ITA rankings and is a two-time All-CAA selection. Lim continues to add marquee wins to her resume, building upon her October victory over Rutgers' Karina Jumazhanova, who had at one point reached an ITF ranking of 178.

NEC WOMEN’S TENNIS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Helena Lynn, Saint Francis
Fr., Bethlehem, PA/Mother Divine Grace
Lynn started her maiden collegiate campaign by splitting her first four singles matches. Lynn earned wins against Navy and Colgate, with the latter contributing to the first Red Flash win of the spring. The Bethlehem, PA native fought to a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win against Navy on January 17 and a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 triumph against Colgate on January 31. Lynn also picked up a 7-6 (9-7) doubles victory against Navy alongside No. 1 doubles partner Reagen Mangan.

 
NEC MEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Harry Liao, Fr., BING - NEC Rookie of the Week 

Ronin Lotlikar, Sr., BING - NEC Player of the Week.

NEC WOMEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Sophia Fredericks-McKee, Fr., FDU - Won the No. 4 singles match against Delaware in a 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 1-0 (10-7) result. 

Anastasia Lim, Sr., FDU - Named NEC Player of the Week.

Sofia Lazaro, Fr., NHVN - Registered a perfect 4-0 record across singles and doubles while aiding in New Haven's 5-2 win over Merrimack on January 31. Lazaro convincingly won the No. 5 singles match against Merrimack, 6-4, 6-3. The Trujillo, Peru product won her singles match from the same position against Hofstra, 6-2, 6-1. Lazaro won the No. 3 doubles match in both duals alongside her partner, Addison Rosser.

Victoria Togores, So., NHVN - Won both of her singles matches and went 3-1 across singles and doubles combined. Togores won the No. 3 singles matches against both Merrimack and Hofstra, earning a 6-3, 6-0 triumph against Merrimack and 6-4, 6-3 victory over Hofstra.

Gabriela Almanza, Fr., SFU - Split her four singles contests. Almanza picked up a convincing 6-1, 6-0 victory from the No. 1 position against Eastern Michigan on Janaury 24, and followed that with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win vs. Colgate on Jan. 31. She also claimed a doubles victory alongside Kelly Dowuona from the No. 2 slot against Colgate.

Dasha Chichkina, So., SFU - Compiled a 3-1 singles record over four dual matches. Chichkina won from the No. 1 position against Navy and Colgate, posting 6-2, 6-4 and 6-4, 6-1 results, respectively. She added another win from the No. 2 spot against Eastern Michigan, this time in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 effort.

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

2025 NEC TENNIS WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: Ronin Lotlikar, BING

MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: Harry Liao, BING

WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: Anastasia Lim, FDU

WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 5: 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