It was announced on Wednesday afternoon that Senior Maria Mendes has been selected as this season's first East Coast Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week Award recipient. Maria helped the Knights kick off their title defense with a trio of 9-0 wins this past week. Later in the day, Mendes and her teammates won at Molloy, 9-0.

The native of Sao Paolo, Brazil was perfect in singles play, recording three consecutive wins without surrendering a point. In a season opening win over STAC, Maria beat Erin Maher, 6-0, 6-0 and then beat Brittany Aimone of Georgian Court three days later, 6-0, 6-0, with both victories coming at third singles.

Maria wrapped up her week on Saturday with a 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles over Rebecca Stein of NYIT. She also paired with Laura Mocodeanu at second doubles to go 3-0 for the week.

Queens College 9 Molloy College 0

1 D    Salvetova/Goldsmith (Q) def. Frey/Dicroce (M) 8-0
2 D    Mocodeanu/Mendez (Q) def. Jurlano/Gloria (M) 8-1
3 D    Barber/Celi (Q) def. Bonventre/Ayala (M) 8-1

1 S    Laura Mocodeanu (Q) def. Jeana Frey (M) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
2 S    Erika Goldsmith (Q) def. Madeline Jurlano (M) 6-0, 6-1
3 S    Maria Mendez (Q) def. Nikki Gloria (M) 6-2, 6-1
4 S    Taylor Barber (Q) def.  Gabrielle Dicroce (M) 6-0, 6-0
5 S    Andrea Salvetova (Q) def. Alexandra Bonventre (M) 6-0, 6-0
6 S    Daniela Celi (Q) def. Annie Ayala (M) 6-0, 6-0

Photo Credit: Marcello Cutti, Jr.