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GNAC Men's Tennis Report: Week 3

USJ first-year Noah Rivera swept GNAC weekly honors for the second straight week for the first-year Blue Jays.

GNAC Men's Tennis Report: Week 3
March 20, 2023

( FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 13 - 19 )

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Noah Rivera, Saint Joseph (CT) (Fr. - Armonk, N.Y.) - Rivera, the reigning GNAC Player and Rookie of the Week, carried his play over into this past week, helping lead the Blue Jays to a pair of shutout victories and running their win streak to three straight games. Rivera earned a pair of victories from the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles position last week as USJ swept University of Southern Maine (USM), 9-0, on the road on Wednesday before blanking Thomas College, 9-0, at home on Friday. The rookie teamed up with classmate Ryan Boucher for both of his doubles matches on the week, taking down USM's No. 1 tandem, 8-1, and Thomas' top doubles team, 8-5. In singles play, Rivera defeated USM's No. 1 player Zach Desmarais in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 before going toe-to-toe with Thomas' No. 1 Nicolas Arenas. After dropping the opening set, Rivera battled back to win in thrilling fashion in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
 
Vittal Harith, Eastern Nazarene (Fr. - Bangalore, India) - Recorded a 6-2, 6-0 win in his first career match at the No. 3 singles position. Also notched an 8-3 victory at the No. 1 doubles position. Eastern Nazarene swept Norwich 9-0 to open GNAC play
 
Iker Rodriguez, Eastern Nazarene (Fr. - Naucalpan, Mexico) - Improved to 9-0 on the season in singles action with a 6-1, 6-1 win in his first career match at the No. 2 singles position as Eastern Nazarene swept Norwich 9-0 to start GNAC play
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
WEEK PLAYER

ROOKIE
1 Diego Rodriguez, ENC Luis Hernandez, ENC
2 Noah Rivera, USJ Noah Rivera, USJ
3 Noah Rivera, USJ (2) Noah Rivera, USJ (2)

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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