BIDDEFORD, Maine – Roger Williams University Men's Tennis Captain
Jon Trevethan (Berlin, Conn.) received Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of the Week honors, and freshman
Johnny Baldyga (Simsbury, Conn.) was named conference Rookie of the Week for the week of April 4
th through April 10
th, as it was announced by the conference offices on Monday. Both Trevethan and Baldyga lead the way for the Hawks as major contributors towards the teams two wins against Bridgewater State and Suffolk University.
This week marks the first time this season that Trevethan has received CCC honors, although he has been honored in past seasons by the conference for his outstanding play. He has amassed five total Player of the Week titles, a Rookie of the Week award, 2020-21 All-CCC First Team in singles play, and 2020-21 All-CCC Second Team in doubles play. Trevethan was also named to the CCC Spring All-Academic Team last season. As for Baldyga, this is the first time the he has been honored by the CCC for his performance on the court since breaking into the lineup this spring.
Playing in the top slot in both singles and doubles, the Trevethan was unbeatable on the week. In singles play, the junior captain outscored his opponents, 24-2, with the two points allowed split over two sets against Bridgewater State's Jeff Pavao. Playing alongside
Dan Tocco (East Quogue, N.Y.), the dynamic duo continued their ten-match win streak by taking down both Bridgewater State and Suffolk's top pairings by way of 8-2 and 8-1 wins respectively.
Baldyga came into the week undefeated in singles play, and kept his 5-0 record perfect picking up two more wins. His first singles win of the week came in a match against Sean Nutter, who took the first set over the Hawk, 6-3, before Baldyga snagged the next two, 6-1 and 10-7 respectively. Baldyga was dominant in his second singles match against Suffolk's Haik Semerdjian, winning both sets, 6-1. In his first action in doubles this season, the rookie was slotted into the second pairing with
Ryan Schuck. The duo was perfect on the week, taking down BSU's Kendan Ziegler and Sean Nutter, 8-1, and Suffolk's Matthew Gallego and Juan Velazquez, 8-0.
Trevethan, Baldyga, and the Hawks look to keep their 11-match win streak alive this week in an away match against Curry College on Tuesday, April 12
th before a home contest against Nichols on Thursday, April 14
th.