BIG EAST Women’s Singles Player of the Week
Emily Novikov, So., Georgetown (Campbell, California)
Novikov defeated ITA No. 61 Maryia Hrynashka of the University of Delaware in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) while competing at No. 1 singles.
BIG EAST Women’s Doubles Team of the Week
Noemi Babikova (So., Boldog, Slovakia) & Alicia Gomez (Sr., Onda, Spain), St. John’s
Babikova and Gomez went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles, helping the Red Storm to a pair of victories over Seton Hall and Hofstra. The duo shut out Pirates Paige Wise and Rachel Benoulaid, 6-0, before defeating Hofstra’s Amanda Kadiri and Deniz Soyer, 6-2.
BIG EAST Men’s Singles Player of the Week
Alejandro Gandini, Sr., Creighton (Santiago, Dominican Republic)
Gandini earned a pair of victories at No. 1 singles, helping the Bluejays to team victories over BIG EAST rivals DePaul and Georgetown. The senior overcame Blue Demon Matteo Iaquinto in straight sets (6-2, 7-6) as Creighton defeated the reigning BIG EAST Champions, 6-1. Gandini then provided an essential win in the Bluejays 4-3 victory over Georgetown on Saturday, defeating the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year, Jake Fellows, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.
BIG EAST Men’s Doubles Team of the Week
Alejandro Gandini (Sr., Santiago, Dominican Republic) & Yuma Daijima (Jr., Tokyo, Japan), Creighton
Gandini and Daijimia teamed up to post a perfect 3-0 doubles record while guiding the Bluejays to a 2-1 record this week. Playing at No. 3 doubles, the pair overcame Cal Poly’s Sean Ferguson and Aaron Eliscu to clinch the doubles point on Tuesday. In BIG EAST competition, the duo defeated DePaul’s Elias Anwar and Thomas Giles, 6-4, and Georgetown’s Akira Morganstern and Adhvyte Sharma, 6-2. Both conference victories came at No. 2 doubles and improved the pair’s mark to 10-1 in tandem play.