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Women's Tennis

WOMEN'S TENNIS WEEKLY AWARDS - OCTOBER 13

Player of the Week
 
Amaya Ortiz, Manhattanville
Junior; Bronx, N.Y./HS for Health Professions and Human Services


Ortiz went a perfect 4–0 on the week, dominating both singles and doubles play to lead the Valiants to another strong showing. The junior opened with a No. 1 doubles victory at Farmingdale State before earning a decisive 6–2, 6–2 win at No. 2 singles. She carried that momentum into Thursday’s match against Bard, collecting wins in both No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles to stay unbeaten in conference play.

Rookie of the Week
 
Jenifer Lalman, Manhattanville
Freshman; Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady


Lalman went undefeated in singles play while adding a doubles win to finish the week 3–1 overall. She outlasted Farmingdale’s MacKenzie Gisler in a thrilling 6–1, 5–7, 1–0 (10–8) decision on Tuesday before pairing with Amaya Ortiz for a No. 1 doubles victory against Bard. Lalman capped the week with a dominant 6–2, 6–0 singles win over Patricia Santos to improve to a perfect 7–0 in singles this season.

Honorable Mention

Gabriella Loria, Farmingdale State – Went 2–0 on the week with wins in No. 2 doubles and No. 5 singles, helping the Rams to a 4–3 victory over Manhattanville in a battle of Skyline unbeatens
Josephine Jackson, Sarah Lawrence – Posted a flawless 4–0 record, winning from the top flight in both singles and doubles, including a dominant 6–0, 6–0 singles win to close out the week

Previous Weekly Winners 

Player of the Week  
October 6 - Addison Ortiz, Manhattanville
September 29 - Adrianna Filippelli, Manhattanville
September 22 - Zoe Kovac, Sarah Lawrence
September 15 - Allison Goodyear, SJLI
September 8 - Amelia Perlmutter, Purchase

Rookie of the Week 
October 6 - Martine McGowan, Farmingdale
September 29 - Jenifer Lalman, Manhattanville
September 22 - Martine McGowan, Farmingdale
?September 15 - Sarah Schewitz, Yeshiva
September 8 - Martine McGowen, Farmingdale