SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver’s Samuel Rovai, Aaron Beduhn and Raffaello Papajcik, Omaha’s Nina Wiese and Katelynn Kock, and South Dakota’s Kayleigh Didderiens each earned the latest Kwik Star Summit League Men’s and Women’s Tennis Peak Performer of the Week honors, as released by league officials Tuesday.
Rovai went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend in singles play, opening with a three-set win over DePaul in a neutral-site match. The sophomore rallied for a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory that gave Denver a 3-1 edge in the dual, which later became a 5-2 DU win. He followed with a straight-sets victory at No. 2 singles at the No. 54-ranked Northwestern Wildcats, taking the first set 6-4 before closing the match with a flawless 7-0 tiebreak in the second.
Pioneer teammates Beduhn and Papajcik posted a 2-0 weekend in doubles, earning matching 6-3 wins to help Denver claim the doubles point in both duals against the DePaul and at the No. 54-ranked Northwestern Wildcats. Their DePaul win was the first doubles match to finish, while the victory at Northwestern pulled DU even and set up the eventual point clincher. The freshman-senior pairing now sits at 4-1 on the season.
On the women’s side, Didderiens went a perfect 2-0 in singles play on the week for the Yotes. Competing at No. 4 against the No. 65-ranked Wyoming Cowgirls, she earned a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over Eugenia Ceinos. Didderiens then moved to the No. 3 spot versus the Northern Iowa Panthers, rallying from a first-set loss to defeat Yangjiaxin Li 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 and clinch the deciding point in a 4-3 team victory.
Wiese and Kock partnered for Omaha in doubles, clinching the doubles point in a tiebreaker over Western Illinois. The duo defeated Mana Fawcett and Jessica Hess 7-6 (5) before topping Creighton’s Annika Elvestrom and Olivia Minikel 6-1, finishing the weekend 2-0 and posting their ninth win as a pair this spring.
MEN’S TENNIS SINGLE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Samuel Rovai, Denver (So)
- Garnered his first career singles peak performer award
- Won both of his matches on the weekend, starting with a 6-4 3-6 6-1 win against DePaul
- Earned a straight-sets win in No. 2 singles at No. 54-ranked Northwestern
- Moved to 12-3 in overall singles
Also nominated: Alan Gonzalez (Drake), Tin Ostro (Illinois State), Christian Trevey (Omaha), Lucas Couy (Oral Roberts)
MEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Aaron Beduhn (Fr) & Raffaello Papajcik (Sr), Denver
- Beduhn earned the second doubles peak performer award of his career
- Papajcik garnered his fifth career doubles honor
- Duo went 2-0 on the weekend with matching 6-3 wins to help Denver win the doubles point in both duals against DePaul
- The freshman/senior duo are now 4-1 together his season
Also nominated: Ulysse Verrando & Adan Tarquino (Drake), Ricardo Filho & Lucas Couy (Oral Roberts)
WOMEN’S TENNIS SINGLES PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Kayleigh Didderiens, South Dakota (So)
- Received the first individual peak performer accolade of her career
- Posted a 2–0 record in singles competition this week
- Opened at the No. 4 position against No. 65-ranked Wyoming Cowgirls, earning a decisive 6–2, 6–2 victory over Eugenia Ceinos
- Moved to 4-4 during the spring dual season
Also nominated: Louise Wikander (Denver), Cathrine Chrobak (Kansas City), Nina Wiese (Omaha), Carolina Lindahl)
WOMEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Nina Wiese (So) & Katelynn Kock (So), Omaha
- Wiese captured her second peak doubles team award of her career
- Kock collected her second doubles career weekly honor
- Clinched the doubles point in a tiebreaker to beat Western Illinois
- Posted a 2-0 mark over the weekend
Also nominated: Cathrine Chrobak & Amal Gati (Kansas City)
2026 Peak Performers of the Week
January 20
MS: Luis Marcos Bonifasi, Oral Roberts
MD: Bryan Kuntz & Pavan Uppu, Omaha
WS: Ethel Li, North Dakota
WD: Ethel Li & Jule Schulte, North Dakota
January 27
MS: Liam Spiers, Omaha
MD: Theo Coats & Connor Robb-Wilcox, Denver
WS: Louise Wikander, Denver
WD: Louise Wikander & Claudia Martinez de Velasco, Denver
February 3
MS: Ben Johnson, Drake
MD: Bryan Kuntz & Pavan Uppu, Omaha
WS: Louise Wikander, Denver
WD: Hana Becirovic Novak & Marley Lambert, Denver
February 10
MS: Raffaello Papajcik, Denver
MD: Raffaello Papajcik & Aaron Beduhn, Denver
WS: Alessandra Xibilia, Kansas City
WD: Zoe Adkins & Natálie Cinková, Denver
February 17
MS: Maddox Lundell, Omaha
MD: Ryoma Mishiro & Samuel Rovai, Denver
WS: Louise Wikander, Denver
WD: Zoe Adkins & Natálie Cinková, Denver
February 24
MS: Samuel Rovai, Denver
MD: Aaron Beduhn & Raffaello Papajcik, Denver
WS: Kayleigh Didderiens, South Dakota
WD: Nina Wiese & Katelynn Kock, Omaha
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