Hazarika, Lagvilava Net Weekly Tennis Awards - AmericaEast.com

Hazarika, Lagvilava Net Weekly Tennis Awards - AmericaEast.com

CAMBRIDGE, Mass – Binghamton freshman Sid Hazarika and Stony Brook senior Nini Lagvilava have been named the America East Male and Female Players of the Week, respectively. With the America East Tennis Championship less than a month away, conference tennis action is in full swing.

Hazarika (Coventry, England) had a perfect week for the Bearcats, who face James Madison, Norfolk State and UNC Greensboro. The freshman was a perfect 3-0 at No. 1 singles and improved his record to 15-2 in dual matches this season. This includes a perfect 4-0 mark from the No. 1 slot.

Lagvilava (Tbilsi, Georgia) helped the Seawolves roll to a fourth straight victory this weekend with her play. The senior was 2-0 at No. 1 singles against ASA College and conference foe UMBC. Lagvilava, ranked No. 121 in the world, also added an 8-3 No. 1 doubles win over UMBC.

America East Men’s Tennis News & Notes

  • Boston U. took a 7-0 loss at the hands of Brown.
  • Luis Montes went 3-0 from the No. 4 and 5 singles slots as Hartford finished its slate in Puerto Rico.
  • Alex Drean helped UMBC defeat Stony Brook with a No. 4 singles win and a No. 3 doubles victory.
  • Mons Knudtzon earned Stony Brook’s only singles point versus UMBC.

America East Women’s Tennis News & Notes

  • Albany fell 7-0 to Boston U. and 4-3 to Bryant last week.
  • Binghamton dropped a 5-0 decision to Richmond in its only match last week.
  • Lauren Davis went 2-0 in both singles and doubles for Boston U.
  • Colleen Beck had a win at No. 2 singles against Mayaguez as Hartford finished its trip to Puerto Rico.
  • UMBC fell 5-2 to Stony Brook, with Josefin Strange-Jonsson winning at No. 4 singles.

America East Tennis Players of the Week

Feb. 26 – Men’s Player of the Week: Gaulthier Berret (UMBC); Women’s Player of the Week: Polina Movchan (Stony Brook)
March 5 – Men's Player of the Week: Justin Carter (UMBC); Women's Player of the Week: Rocio Lopez (Albany)
March 12 – Men's Player of the Week: Justin Carter (UMBC); Women's Player of the Week: Lauren Davis (Boston U.)
March 19 – No men's award; Women's Player of the Week: Vivien Laszloffy (Boston U.)
March 26 – Men's Player of the Week: Justin Carter (UMBC); Women's Player of the Week: Rocio Lopez (Albany)
April 2 – Men's Player of the Week: Sid Hazarika (Binghamton); Women's Player of the Week: Nini Lagvilava (Stony Brook)