Monmouth’s Jakovljevic and Quinnipiac’s Lu Claim MAAC Tennis Weekly Awards
Monmouth’s Jakovljevic and Quinnipiac’s Lu Claim MAAC Tennis Weekly Awards
Men’s Player of the Week
Srdjan Jakovljevic, Monmouth
Sr., Novi Sad, Serbia/Tennessee
Jakovljevic went 2-0 at No. 1 singles and 2-0 at No. 3 doubles in two Monmouth sweeps of Fairfield and Siena this weekend.
Women’s Player of the Week
Jennifer Lu, Quinnipiac
Sr., Cypress, CA/Los Alamitos
Jennifer Lu helped the Bobcats to their 50th-straight MAAC victory with wins in both singles and doubles against Siena on Saturday. Lu was victorious in No. 2 singles (6-1, 6-1) and in No. 3 doubles (6-1) with Layla Rodriguez.
She followed that performance up with a No. 1 singles win (4-6, 6-1, 10-7) on Sunday against Saint Francis (Pa.) and also picked up a No. 3 doubles win (default).
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.