EMMITSBURG, MD (November 4, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's men's tennis sophomore Stefanos Pournaropoulous was the October recipient of the Metro Conference Player of the Month, announced by the conference Wednesday.
 
The sophomore defeated Quinnipiac's Vishal Prakash to win the Metro Masters Championship on October 4 in Hamden, Connecticut. Pournaropoulous edged Prakash 4-6, 6-3, and 10-6 to take the title.
 
By virtue of his win earlier this month, Pournaropoulous competes at the ITA Conference Masters in Rome, Georgia this week.
 
Along with his victory, he won as part of a doubles pairing at the ITA Atlantic Regionals.
 
Fall competitions for tennis will wrap up with Pournaropoulous' efforts at the Masters. A spring schedule will be released in the coming months.