Rossi, Ta Earn Weekly Tennis Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC
Men's Player of the Week
LORENZO
ROSSI, MARIST
So.,
6-0, Lugano, Switzerland/Instituto Elvetico
Rossi,
playing at the first singles position for the Red Foxes, continues to return to
the form that won him the 2011 MAAC Player and Rookie of the Year, leading
Marist to a 6-1 victory over conference opponent Niagara. The sophomore easily
won his singles match against Niagara's top player 6-2, 6-1. He then competed
at the top doubles spot, where he again eased to victory with an 8-2
decision.
MAAC
Women's Player of the Week
ASHLEY
TA, NIAGARA
Fr.,
5-3, Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley High School
Freshman Ashley Ta extended her unbeaten streak in singles and
doubles to eight matches as the Niagara Purple Eagles split a pair of road MAAC
matches over the weekend. Ta collected Niagara's final singles victory
over Siena on Friday en route to defeating the Saints in the duel, 5-2. Ta, who
was playing her first match in the two slot, defeated Siena's Carly Holloway in
straight sets (6-2, 6-4). In doubles, Ta and Maria Ortiz held off the
Saints' No. 2 tandem, 9-8. On Saturday, Ta and Ortiz won their fourth straight
doubles match with a convincing 8-2 win over Marist's Sabrina Tahir and Joana
Sun. Ta continued her stellar play
in singles with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-0 victory over Erin McCarthy in No. 2 singles for
her fourth straight singles win.