May 1, 2016
Joana Nunes, Jr, Dickinson
Carcavelos, Portugal / St. Julian's School
Nunes went 2-0 on Saturday, winning at #2-doubles, 8-1, and posting a 6-1, 6-0, decision in the fourth singles flight to lead the Devils to an 8-1 decision over Muhlenberg.
PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
April 25, 2016
Sara Finger, Jr, Muhlenberg
St. James, N.Y. / Smithtown East
Finger extended her winning streak to 10 by taking three No. 1 singles matches in straight sets, none bigger than a 7-5, 6-3 victory against a Johns Hopkins opponent who is ranked eighth in the Atlantic South Region and 29th in Division III. It was her second win against a player ranked in the top 15 in the region in 10 days. Finger is 8-0 in the Centennial Conference this season, including straight-sets wins against the other three returning first-team All-CC selections from 2015.
April 18, 2016
Sara Finger, Jr, Muhlenberg
St. James, N.Y. / Smithtown East
Finger dropped only six games in going 3-0 at No. 1 singles to extend her personal winning streak to seven and remain undefeated in the Centennial Conference this year. Her biggest win was a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of 2015 CC player of the year April Weaver of Washington College, who is ranked 13th in the region. Finger also won in straight sets against Haverford (6-1, 6-1) and McDaniel (6-0, 6-0) and added an 8-0 doubles shutout against McDaniel.
April 11, 2016
Arielle Danziger, Soph, Ursinus
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. / Pascack Hills
Danziger won all six of her matches in a 2-1 week for Ursinus, which included the first win over Haverford since 1983 and a near-upset of Johns Hopkins. Danziger did not drop a set in any of her three matches at number four singles or at number two doubles with senior captain BreAnna Bashaw.
April 4, 2016
Laura Gradiska, Jr, Gettysburg
Los Altos, Calif. / Menlo School
Gradiska went unbeaten as Gettysburg scored a pair of wins in Centennial play last week. The junior dropped only five games at No. 2 singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win against McDaniel and a 6-2, 6-1 decision against Muhlenberg. Gradiska also won both matches at the top doubles position, posting a shutout against the Green Terror and pulling out a 9-8 (7-5) win over Muhlenberg.
March 28, 2016
Arya Jemal, Freshman, Swarthmore
Mission Viejo, Calif./ Mission Viejo
Jemal dropped only four games in a 2-0 week for Swarthmore women's tennis. Against Wilkes, she cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles and followed up with a shutout of McDaniel; Jemal won 6-0, 6-0 at second singles and teamed up with Amanda Izes for an 8-0 victory at No. 2 doubles.
March 21, 2016
Megumi Chen, Soph, Johns Hopkins
McLean, Va. / McLean
Chen led the Blue Jays to a 2-1 weekend against ranked opponents in Fredericksburg, Va., at the Blue-Grey Invitational. She went 2-1 at #2 singles and 3-0 at #2 doubles in matches versus #29 TCNJ (5-4), #1 Williams (3-6) and #17 Skidmore (8-1). Chen won 8-4 in doubles before losing 6-2, 6-4 versus the Lions. She followed that with a three-set win in singles and an 8-6 win in doubles versus the defending NCAA champion Ephs. Chen closed out the weekend with another three-set win in singles and an 8-2 win in doubles versus the Thoroughbreds.
March 14, 2016
BreAnna Bashaw, Sr, Ursinus College
Vernon, Vt. / Northfield-Mount Hermon School
Bashaw went a perfect 8-0 as Ursinus won all four of its matches during its spring trip to Florida. Bashaw, who played at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles, did not drop a single set in her eight combined matches. Ursinus went 4-0 in Florida, including a 7-2 triumph over Lake Forest, ranked No. 20 in the Central Region.
March 7, 2016
Laura Gradiska, Jr, Gettysburg College
Los Altos, Calif. / Menlo School
Gradiska picked up wins at the top of both lineups in Gettysburg's spring debut against Carroll. She earned an 8-4 win at first doubles and bounced back from a first-set loss for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-2 win at first singles.
February 29, 2016
April Weaver, Sr, Washington College
Perrysburg, Ohio / Sturgis (Mich.)
April Weaver went 2-0 at No. 1 singles last week, including a win over a nationally-ranked player. Weaver, ranked 20th in the Atlantic South region, upset Mary Washington's Shelby Harris, 6-3, 7-6(4), in the Shorewomen's season-opening 7-2 loss to the nationally-ranked Eagles Thursday. Harris is ranked 10th in the region and 41st in all of Division III in singles. On Sunday, Weaver scored a 6-0, 7-6(2) victory at No. 1 in Washington's 8-1 victory at St. Mary's.