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CHAMPIONS OF ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Singles Player of the Week – Sandra Sikharulidze (Fy.), Babson College
First year Sandra Sikharulidze (Kyiv, Ukraine) had a terrific week in South Carolina, going 3-0 at number two singles with a pair of victories over nationally-ranked opponents. She began the week with a 6-4, 6-4 win over 17th-ranked Eleanor Archer of No. 2 Washington University, followed it up with a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 triumph over Agnes Guggenheim of No. 4 Wesleyan and then rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over 30th-ranked Lia Melvin of No. 13 Johns Hopkins for her fifth consecutive win.
Doubles Team of the Week – Matia Cristiani (Sr.) & Sandra Sikharulidze (Fy.), Babson College
Senior Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) and Sandra Sikharulidze (Kyiv, Ukraine) extended their winning streak to eight by sweeping three matches at number one doubles as the Beavers faced three of the top programs in the country. They were 6-2 winners over the seventh-ranked pairing of Elanor Archer and Caitlin Bui of No. 2 Washington University, beat Leila Epstein and Lucinda Gatsiounins of No. 4 Wesleyan in a tiebreaker 7-6, and capped the week by defeating Lia Melvin and Sophia Kim of No. 13 Johns Hopkins for the second time this spring, 6-3.