Matia Cristiani

Matia Cristiani

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/2/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Tennis
  • School
    Babson College
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    San Salvador, El Salvador
  • High School
    Escuela Americana
Singles Player of the Week – Matia Cristiani (Sr.), Babson College
 
Senior Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) went 2-0 at number one singles to help No. 9 Babson defeat 24th-ranked NYU and 10th-ranked Bowdoin over the weekend. She was a 7-6, 6-1 winner over 13th-ranked Victoria Wang in the Beavers’ 4-1 victory over NYU and then cruised past Cara Hung 6-1, 6-4 to match the program record with her 99th career singles win in addition to reaching 200 combined wins for her career as the Beavers defeated the Polar Bears, 4-3, on Sunday. 
 
Doubles Team of the Week – Matia Cristiani (Sr.) & Sandra Sikharulidze (Fy.), Babson College
 
Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) and Sandra Sikharulidze (Kyiv, Ukraine) went 2-0 at number one doubles as No. 9 Babson stayed unbeaten with victories over No. 24 NYU and 10th-ranked Bowdoin. The Beavers’ top pairing defeated Sophia Yang and Visnja Gusavac 6-4 in the 4-1 triumph over NYU and were 6-3 winners over Isabella Hartung and Zoe Sun in Sunday’s 4-3 decision over the Polar Bears.