Men’s Player of the Week
Ian Layton, Marist
So., Porter Ranch, CA, Weil Tennis Academy
 
Sophomore Ian Layton played a key role in a pair of Marist victories, helping the Red Foxes to wins over Loyola Maryland and Mount St. Mary’s. Layton teamed with freshman Alejandro Abella Fernandez to secure 6-4 victories at No. 3 doubles in both matches, including the clinching point in the 4-1 win over Mount St. Mary’s. In singles, Layton delivered a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 2 in Marist’s 4-0 sweep of Loyola Maryland.
 
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Stefanos Pournaropolous, Mount St. Mary’s
Fr., Thessaloniki, Greece, Hellenic College Of Thessalonik
 
Pournaropolous went 2-0 in singles play and 1-1 in doubles action for the Mount this week.  Playing at the No. 2 spot in the lineup, Pournaropolous earned straight set wins over Loyola's Loouis Moldenhauer (6-3, 6-4) and Marist's Alejandro Abella Fernandez (6-3, 6-1).  In doubles action, he teamed with Nikos Makris for a 6-1 win over Loyoa's Cyrus Shivkumar and Nick Lawliss at the No. 1 spot.  He helped the Mount to a 1-1 week, with a win over Loyola and a loss to Marist.
 
Women’s Player of the Week
Caterina Assi, Marist
Jr., Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, Saint Bartholomew’s School
 
Junior Caterina Assi went undefeated at No. 1 singles across two matches for the Red Foxes, earning a 6-4, 6-1 victory in a 4-0 sweep of Loyola Maryland and a 6-3, 6-3 win at Mount St. Mary’s.. 
 
Women’s Rookie of the Week
Anna Barlini, Mount St. Mary’s
Fr., Carbonia, Italy, I.I.S. Gramsci Amaldi Carbonia
 
Barlini went 2-0 in singles action for the Mount at the No. 6 spot in the lineup.  In a 4-3 win over Loyola, she earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over Lily Langhus.  Barlini then tallied a 6-0, 6-3 win over Marist's Tessa Wachtel in the Mount's 4-2 victory over the Red Foxes.  Barlini teamed with Emma Perkins for a 6-2 win over Marist's Vihana Shresta and Caterina Assi to help secure the doubles point in the Mount's 4-2 win.
 
The 2026 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships are a four-team, single-elimination championships taking place on April 25-26 at Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. The 2026 Championships will be the 14^th 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 2026 MAAC Men's & Women’s Tennis Championships, please visit maacsports.com/tennis.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
 
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