April 13, 2015
Nolan Bacchieri, Senior, Franklin & Marshall
Kennett Square, Pa. / Tower Hill School
Nolan Bacchieri went 2-0 from the No. 2 singles spot and 2-0 with Vasant Rajamanickam at the No. 2 doubles position for a 4-0 mark last week. Bacchieri downed Johns Hopkins' Noah Joachim 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (7-5) and he and Rajamanickam were victorious in doubles at 8-6. Against Swarthmore, Bacchieri won 6-1, 6-7 (7-3), 10-7 in singles action and 8-1 in doubles play.
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS:
April 6, 2015
John Larkin, Soph, Swarthmore
John Larkin was undefeated in singles and doubles as the Garnet swept both Muhlenberg and Gettysburg last week. Against the Mules, the sophomore won 7-5, 6-4 at first singles and teamed with Blake Oetting for an 8-1 rout at third doubles. Larkin, who is the 15th-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South, also won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and 8-1 at No. 3 doubles against Gettysburg on Saturday.
March 30, 2015
Doug Kaplan, Jr, Franklin & Marshall
Doug Kaplan led Franklin & Marshall to a 6-3 victory over Washington College on Sunday afternoon. From the No. 1 singles position, he cruised past Vishnu Rajes 6-4, 6-1 before teaming up with Jack Rothman at No. 1 doubles to take down Rajes and Dan Boate 8-1.
March 23, 2015
Doug Kaplan, Junior, Franklin & Marshall
Kaplan went 4-0 from the No. 1 singles spot for F&M last week. The junior won his match against Grinnell 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7-4) before cruising past Colby-Sawyer 6-3, 6-3. Against SCAD-Atlanta, he won 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (8-6) and won his conference opener against Muhlenberg 6-0, 6-2. Kaplan also had a successful week from the No. 1 doubles position, as he and Jack Rothman teamed up to down Colby-Sawyer 8-2, SCAD-Atlanta 8-2, and Muhlenberg 8-2.
March 16, 2015
Vishnu Rajes, Senior, Washington College
Rajes went 2-0 at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles as the Shoremen won both of their matches in Tampa last week. In singles, Rajes won, 6-1, 6-0, in an 8-1 victory against Daemen and, 6-2, 6-0, in a 9-0 sweep of Northwestern (Minn.). In doubles, he teamed with senior Dan Boaté for an 8-2 win against Daemen and an 8-4 win against Northwestern (Minn.). Rajes is now 3-0 at No. 1 singles this season, matching his win total at that spot from all of last spring.
March 9, 2015
Joey Frank, Jr, Dickinson
Frank opened the spring season with two points in an 8-1 win against Randolph-Macon. He won the top singles flight in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) and claimed second doubles, 8-4
March 2, 2015
John Larkin, Soph, Swarthmore
Larkin went undefeated in both singles and doubles in two Garnet wins last week. Against Division I Delaware, he claimed a 9-8 (2) win at third doubles to earn Swarthmore the doubles point and a 6-2, 6-1 victory at first singles. On Saturday, Larkin led the Garnet to a 5-4 victory over #30 NYU with wins at third doubles and first singles. He prevailed 8-4 in doubles and battled back from a 2-5 deficit in the second set to earn a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 win and clinch the Garnet victory.