Filipek and Ryan Earn MAAC Tennis Player of the Week Honors
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MAAC Men’s Player of the Week
Przemyslaw Filipek, Monmouth University
Fr., 6-2, Bedzin, Poland/Second Lo
Przemyslaw Filipek posted a 4-0 mark in both singles and doubles action in a week that saw the Monmouth men’s tennis squad stretch its winning streak to eight matches. Filipek, who did not drop a set in singles play, opened his week with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mark Miller of Villanova at No. 2. With a spot start at No. 1 against Wagner, the Poland native cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Christian Grau. Slated back at No. 2 for the weekend’s action, the rookie notched a 6-1, 6-4 win over Saint Francis’s Tico Rodrigo and 6-2, 6-3 victory over Siena’s Peter Collins. Teamed up with Bee Kumthonkittikul, the duo posted four doubles victories, three of which coming at No. 3.
MAAC Women’s Player of the Week
Sharissa Ryan, Fairfield University
Sr., Bedford Hills, N.Y., Fox Lane
Sharissa Ryan posted two singles and two doubles victories in the Stags’ two conference wins this past week. In the 5-2 victory over Niagara on April 5, Ryan defeated the Purple Eagles’ Sarah Hellstern, 6-3, 6-0, in the No. 2 spot. Ryan then teamed up with Victoria Pirrello to defeat Niagara’s Maria Ortiz and Iva Celan, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles. In the 6-1 win over Monmouth on April 8, Ryan defeated the Hawks’ Ashley Sandler, 6-3, 6-0, in the No. 2 spot. Ryan then teamed up with Allison Radde to down Monmouth duo Sandler and Chioma Gabriel, 8-2, at No. 2 doubles.