SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver’s Ryoma Mishiro and Samuel Rovai, North Dakota’s Leo Galliano, Omaha’s Nina Wiese and Katelynn Kock, and South Dakota’s Selena Bird have been named the latest Summit League Tennis Peak Performers of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday.
Galliano went 1-0 in a single-match week from the No. 1 singles position for North Dakota. He earned a straight-sets 6-2, 7-5 victory over Drake, holding off a second-set rally to secure the win. The sophomore’s result proved pivotal in a tight 4-3 team victory, while extending his perfect 14-0 record from the top singles spot.
Mishiro and Rovai went 2-0 for Denver in doubles play on the week, earning a 6-4 win at Cal Poly to clinch the doubles point before adding a 6-2 victory at Gonzaga. The duo’s win at Gonzaga was the first doubles result for DU and helped set the tone for another doubles point, while the 6-2 decision marked their second fewest games lost in a match this dual season.
Bird went 2-0 at the No. 1 singles position for South Dakota, earning wins over North Dakota and Kansas City. The Miami, Fla., native swept all four sets on the week to post a 4-0 mark in conference play, improving to 6-4 at the top spot.
Wiese and Kock continued their strong spring with a 2-0 showing in doubles for Omaha. The duo earned matching 6-3 wins over St. Thomas’s Emilia Korseth and Caroline Lindahl and Oral Roberts’s Cecilia Franzin and Ava Goodell, clinching the doubles point in both matches. The pair improved to 17-2 on the spring and moved into a tie for fourth in single-season doubles wins in program history.
MEN’S TENNIS SINGLE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Leo Galliano (So.), North Dakota
- Garnered his third career singles peak performer award
- Went 1-0 from the No. 1 singles position in a single-match week for North Dakota
- Earned a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Drake, holding off a second-set rally
- Extended his perfect 14-0 record at No. 1 singles while helping UND secure a 4-3 team win
Also nominated: Theo Coats (Denver), Sam Melaga (Drake), Adrian Dibildox (Illinois State), Christian Trevey (Omaha)
MEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Ryoma Mishiro (Sr.) & Samuel Rovai (So.), Denver
- Mishiro earned the second doubles peak performer award of his career
- Rovai garnered his second career doubles honor
- Went 2-0 in doubles with wins over Cal Poly (6-4) and Gonzaga (6-2), clinching the doubles point vs. Cal Poly
- Earned the first doubles win at Gonzaga to help secure the point, with the 6-2 result marking their second fewest games lost this dual season
Also nominated: Tomas Valencia & Adrian Dibildox (Illinois State), Leo Galliano & Walker Valentine (North Dakota), Anthony Scheglowski & Liam Spiers (Omaha)
WOMEN’S TENNIS SINGLES PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Selena Bird (Sr.), South Dakota
- Secured her second career singles peak performer award
- Went 2-0 at the No. 1 singles spot against North Dakota and Kansas City
- Swept all four sets on the week, going 4-0 in conference play
- Improved to 6-4 at the top singles position
Also nominated: Marley Lambert (Denver), Luciana Braga (Kansas City), Ethel Li (North Dakota), Khayli Buckels (Omaha), Caroline Lindahl (St. Thomas)
WOMEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Nina Wiese (So) & Katelynn Kock (So), Omaha
- Wiese captured her fourth peak doubles team award of her career
- Kock collected her fourth doubles weekly honor of her career
- Went 2-0 in doubles with matching 6-3 wins over St. Thomas and Oral Roberts, clinching the doubles point in both matches
- Improved to 17-2 on the spring, tying for fourth in single-season doubles wins in program history
Also nominated: Alva Norberg & Andrea Pineda (North Dakota), Kayleigh Didderiens & Cassy Marra (South Dakota)
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
March 3
MS: Samuel Rovai, Denver
MD: Ulysse Verrando & Adan Tarquino, Drake
WS: Caroline Lindahl, St. Thomas
WD: Yunfei Cai & Marley Lambert, Denver
March 10
MS: Connor Robb-Wilcox, Denver
MD: Theo Coats & Connor Robb-Wilcox, Denver
WS: Jule Schulte, North Dakota
WD: Nina Wiese & Katelynn Kock, Omaha
March 17
MS: Bryan Kuntz, Omaha
MD: Anthony Scheglowski & Liam Spiers, Omaha
WS: Nina Wiese, Omaha
WD: Ethel Li & Jule Schulte, North Dakota
March 24
MS: Liam Spiers, Omaha
MD: Anthony Scheglowski & Liam Spiers, Omaha
WS: Ethel Li, North Dakota
WD: Ethel Li & Jule Schulte, North Dakota
March 31
MS: Leo Galliano, North Dakota
MD: Ryoma Mishiro & Samuel Rovai, Denver
WS: Selena Bird, South Dakota
WD: Nina Wiese & Katelynn Kock, Omaha
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