Women's Tennis | 9/28/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 4 PAC Honors (for events between Sept. 21-27)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 4 of the 2026 season.
PAC Player of the Week
Chloe DeSanzo • Geneva • Junior • Beaver, Pa./Beaver
DeSanzo went a perfect 4-0 in No. 1 singles and 4-0 in No. 1 doubles in a 3-1 week for Geneva ... The highlight was an impressive 6-0, 6-1 victory over Grove City's top player Saturday, giving DeSanzo wins over the No. 1 player for both Allegheny and Grove City in singles play this year ... Overall for the week, DeSanzo didn't lose a set in singles and dropped only seven games in eight sets.
PAC Honor Roll
Franciscan sophomore Colette Park (Alexandria, Va./Seton Home Study); Grove City junior Iris Kiehl (Warren, Pa./Warren); Thiel junior Summer Stitt (Greenville, Pa./Greenville); W&J senior Claire Loomis (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair); Waynesburg sophomore Taylor Stephens (Morgantown, W.Va./Trinity Christian); Westminster senior Emma Overlingas (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Keira Ross • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman • Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park
Ross went 4-0 in two dual matches for the Presidents last week ... Ross started the weekend with a 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 5 position after winning a 6-3 set at No. 2 doubles with partner Maya Hamade in W&J's 7-0 PAC win over Saint Vincent Friday ... Saturday at Baldwin Wallace, Ross moved up a spot to No. 4 and secured another 6-0, 6-0 victory, which came after she teamed with partner Addison Jacobs at No. 3 doubles for another 6-3 decision ... That helped the Presidents claim a 6-1 win over the Yellow Jackets.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Franciscan freshman Paige Mattle (Perkasie, Pa./Mount St. Joseph Academy); Grove City freshman Reagan Dougherty (Sewickley, Pa./Eden Christian); Thiel freshman Olivia Walker (Greenville, Pa./Greenville); Waynesburg freshman Gabby Peiritsh (Morgantown, W.Va./Trinity Christian); Westminster freshman Amayah Myricks (Canton, Ohio/Jackson)
PAC Records & Milestones
Franciscan's Colette Park and Paige Mattle both went 2-0 in singles and doubles in PAC wins over Westminster and Waynesburg ... Reagan Dougherty went 2-0 in the Grove City's 6-1 win at Geneva Saturday, as she earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory at third singles and teamed with Grace Stitt for a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles. ... W&J's Claire Loomis went 4-0 on the week between singles and doubles and did not drop a set in singles, picking up 6-3, 6-2, and 6-3, 6-3 wins in two matches at the No. 2 position ... Waynesburg's Taylor Stephens went a combined 3-1 over two matches last week, including a 2-0 mark at second doubles with senior teammate Julia Luzar and a 1-1 mark third singles ... Emma Overlingas helped push Westminster to a 1-1 week, with a highlight coming against Franciscan Wednesday, as she bounced back from a 5-7 No. 1 doubles loss with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 10-6 No. 1 singles win.