Men’s Player of the Week:
Ayato Arakaki, Quinnipiac
Sr., Saitama, Japan, Weil Tennis Academy
 
Senior Ayato Arakaki went 4-0 in last week's MAAC matches. On Wednesday, He won his No. 2 singles match against Catala of Marist 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 after winning his No. 3 doubles match with partner Donovan Brown 6-4. On Saturday, Arakaki teamed up with Donovan Brown again at No. 3 doubles, winning 7-6(2) before winning at No. 2 singles in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, over Varella of Siena.
 
Women’s Player of the Week:
Nicolette Loeffler, Fairfield
Fr., Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Cold Spring Harbor
 
Freshman Nicolette Loeffler went 3-0 in an unbeaten week for Fairfield Women’s Tennis. The rookie was victorious on the singles and doubles courts in Friday’s 4-3 win at Siena. She earned a straight-set win at #3 singles and teamed with Laina Campos to clinch the pivotal doubles point at the #3 spot. On Saturday, she moved up to the #2 spot in singles and picked up the win in a tiebreaker as the Stags swept Merrimack, 7-0.
 
The 2024 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships will take place on April 20-21 at Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. The 2024 Championships will be the 12th consecutive time the event is held at Mercer County Park Tennis Center dating back to the 2012 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men's & Women’s Tennis Championships, please visit maacsports.com/tennis.
 
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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
 
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