Siena's Boberic & Quinnipiac's Zaretsky Earn MAAC Tennis Weekly Honors
Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Ivana Boberic, Siena
Sr., Becej, Serbia/Alcorn State/Svetozar Miletic
Ivana Boberic went 2-0 this week in both doubles and singles play, while helping the Saints go 2-0 with wins over Colgate and Sacred Heart. At first singles, against Colgate, Boberic lost the first set, but came back and defeated Mackenzie Deeter, 6-4, 6-3, in the following sets. Against Sacred Heart she helped clinch both the doubles point and the singles point that gave Siena the win. She won in straight sets at first singles, 6-4, 6-1, against Sacred Heart. Boberic won both matches at third doubles with Ann Phillips.
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Freddie Zaretsky, Quinnipiac
Jr., Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn
Freddie Zaretsky had a strong weekend as the Bobcats beat the Boston University Terriers, 5-2, for the third-straight season. Zaretsky picked up a victory in doubles and singles play. Zaretsky, while paired with Austin Yannone, defeated BU’s top pair, 7-6 (4). In singles play, Zaretsky defeated BU’s Lu in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, in second singles action.
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With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.