March 18, 2026 -- The Mount St. Mary's tennis teams captured Jersey Mike's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Rookie of the Week honors, announced today by the conference honors.  Stefanos Pournaropoulous was named the MAAC Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week winner while Anna Barlini garnered the MAAC's Women's Tennis Rookie of the Week nod.

Pournaropoulous went 2-0 in singles play and 1-1 in doubles action last week for the Mountaineers.  Playing at the No. 2 spot in the lineup, he posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over Loyola's Louis Moldenhauer in the Mount's 4-3 victory to start the week, and followed with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Marist's Alejandro Abella Fernandez in the Mount's 4-1 setback.  In doubles play, he teamed with Nikos Makris for a 6-1 win over Loyola's Cyrus Shivkumar and Nick Lawliss at No. 1 doubles, while the duo fell to Marist's No. 1 tandem, 6-4.  Pournaropoulous leads the Mount with eight singles wins in his rookie season, including a 6-3 mark in dual matches.

Barlini went 2-0 in singles play and 1-1 in doubles action for the Mount in victories over Marist and Loyola.  Playing at the No. 6 singles position, Barlini posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over Loyola's Lily Langhus in the Mount's 4-3 victory over the Greyhounds.  She followed with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Tessa Wachtel in the Mount's 4-2 MAAC win over Marist.  In doubles play, Barlini and Emma Perkins earned a 6-2 win over Marist's Caterina Assi and Vihana Shresta at No. 2 doubles in the Mount's win.  Barlini improved to 6-8 on the year in singles matches, including a 4-3 mark in dual matches, with her 2-0 week.