DALLAS – MTSU’s
Jakub Kroslak,
Karim Al-Amin and
Ondrej Horak earned Conference USA Tennis Athlete of the Week honors on the men’s side. UTEP’s
Carlotta Mencaglia and Jax State’s
Ella Tuomela and
Polina Ramenskaja received the women’s CUSA Tennis Athletes of the Week honors.
CUSA Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week – Jakub Kroslak, MTSU – So. – Bratislava, Slovakia
Kroslak claimed his first Athlete of the Week honor of 2025 after recording a perfect 2-0 week in singles against No. 23 Pepperdine and Tulane. Despite dropping their first match at Pepperdine, Kroslak took down Linus Halldin in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) on court No. 3. On Sunday in New Orleans, the sophomore grabbed another win in straight sets (7-6, 6-2) over Tulane’s Alec Gaudin.
CUSA Men’s Doubles Team of the Week
Karim Al-Amin, MTSU – Jr. – Waltrop, Germany
Ondrej Horak, MTSU – Jr. – Opava, Czechia
For the second time in three weeks, the duo of Al-Amin and Horak secured Doubles Team of the Week after a 1-1 road trip against quality competition. The pair came up short of victory in their first match of the week against Pepperdine’s Edward and Hugh Winter (7-5). They bounced back on Sunday against Tulane’s Asaf Friedler and Vincent Vohl with a dominant 6-1 win on court No. 1.
CUSA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week – Carlotta Mencaglia, UTEP – Sr. – Rome, Italy
Mencaglia posted a 2-0 record at No. 1 singles, helping the Miners to post back-to-back road victories against DI opponents for the first time since the 2015-16 season. She started things off with a nearly flawless performance, defeating Southern's Paris Washington, 6-0, 6-1, in a 4-0 victory against SU. The senior Miner followed that up to post a three-set victory (6-2, 3-6, 6-2) against Nicholls State Aada Inna. Her efforts helped UTEP rally from a 3-0 deficit in an eventual 4-3 vanquishing of Nicholls State. Mencaglia now sports a 7-1 mark in singles during the dual season.
CUSA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Ella Tuomela, Jax State – Sr. – Espoo, Finland
Polina Ramenskaja, Jax State – Jr. – Narva, Estonia
Tuomela and Ramenskaja won both matches in the #1 slot in doubles this past weekend against Sam Houston and Murray State. The Jax State duo defeated SHSU's Nayuma Subba and Jacqueline Schnabel 6-3 on Friday. Tuomela and Ramenskaja then took down Murray State's Valeria Chaikovskaia and Bruna Melato in a 7-5 battle on Saturday. The two wins this weekend helped the Gamecock duo gain a 2-0 record when paired together this season.
2025 CUSA Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Week
J15 N/A
J22 Shu Matsuoka, MTSU
J28 Kacper Szymkowiak, MTSU
F5 Tobias Wallin, NM State
F12 Karim Al-Amin, MTSU
F19 Ondrej Horak, MTSU
F26 Shu Matsuoka, MTSU
M5 Shu Matsuoka, MTSU
M12 Charlie Penman, Jax State
M19 Jakub Kroslak, MTSU
2025 CUSA Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
J15 N/A
J22 Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
J28 Ernst Gouws & Carl Roothman, Liberty
F5 Tobias Wallin & Gustavo Campos, NM State
F12 Shu Matsuoka & Rostislav Halfinger, MTSU
F19 Kacper Szymkowiak & Jakub Kroslak, MTSU
F26 Zach Murphy & Lucius Soller, Jax State
M5 Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
M12 N/A
M19 Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
2025 CUSA Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week
J15 Zoie Epps, LA Tech
J22 Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU
J28 Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU
F5 Zoie Epps, LA Tech
F12 Anna Pinaieva, NM State
F19 Alessia Truden, MTSU
F26 Ana Rodrigues, LA Tech
M5 Sofia Blanco, WKU
M12 Zoie Epps, LA Tech
M19 Carlotta Mencaglia, UTEP
2025 CUSA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
J15 Valery Gynina & Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU
J22 Valery Gynina & Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU
J28 Emily Schut & Mia Miranda, WKU
F5 Zoie Epps & Ana Rodrigues, LA Tech
F12 Alice Brook & Maria Tsironi, LA Tech
F19 Cassidy Mataia & Ilaria Sposetti, MTSU
F26 Oyinlomo Quadre & Katerina Mandelikova, FIU
M5 Sofia Blanco & Rachel Hermanova, WKU
M12 Zoie Epps & Ana Rodrigues, LA Tech
M19 Ella Tuomela & Polina Ramenskaja, Jax State