INDIANAPOLIS – Rockhurst junior Ella Coleman and Indianapolis junior Tadeo Gaggiofatto have respectively been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Player of the Week in women's and men's tennis, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#8 Ella Coleman, Rockhurst
Jr. | Bentonville, Ark.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Results: 4-2 W at Missouri Western (2/14) | 4-0 W vs. Emporia State (2/15)
- Won pair of matches at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles
- Recorded singles wins over MWSU’s Cristina Granero Boj (6-2, 6-0) and Emporia State’s Yuliya Klimova (6-7, 6-1, 6-0)
- Paired with Camila Neyra for doubles victories over MWSU’s Alejandra Ramirez/Johanna Priedite (6-3) and Emporia’s Klimova/Carla Paul Piquer (6-1)
- Earns sixth career Player of the Week Award (4/16/25, 3/5/25, 2/19/25, 3/26/24, 3/5/24)
- Last Hawks’ Player of the Week: Ella Coleman (4/16/25)
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#21 Tadeo Gaggiofatto, #17 Indianapolis
Jr. | Almafuerte, Cordoba, Argentina
Major: General Engineering
Team Results: 4-2 W vs. #20 Charleston (2/11) | 0-4 L vs. #1 Barry (2/13) | 2-4 L vs. #5 Lubbock Christian (2/14) | 4-3 W vs. #9 Azusa Pacific (2/15)
- Won three matches at No. 2 singles and two at No. 3 doubles
- Registered singles wins over 17th-ranked Andres De Los Rios Kolejewska of Lubbock Christian (6-2, 6-2), Charleston’s Elias Lagger (6-2, 6-0), and Azusa Pacific’s David James Brownlee (7-6, 6-3)
- Teamed up with Zaid Shelbaya for doubles victories over Charleston’s Lagger/Marcelo Mifano Pinto (6-3) and Azusa Pacific’s Brownlee/Viktor Van Craenenbroeck (6-3)
- Earns first career Player of the Week Award
- Last Greyhounds’ Player of the Week: Asier Ayllon Prado (2/12/25)