SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver’s Ryoma Mishiro, Samuel Rovai and Louise Wikander, Omaha’s Liam Spiers, and North Dakota’s Ethel Li and Jule Schulte have been named the latest Summit League Tennis Peak Performers of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday.
 
Spiers earned a straight-sets victory from the No. 1 singles spot for Omaha, defeating Drake’s Christian Winstead 6-2, 7-5. The graduate’s win helped the Mavericks secure a 4-3 team victory, marking their second league win of the season.
 
Mishiro and Rovai posted a 2-0 record in doubles on the weekend for Denver, extending their winning streak to seven matches. The duo opened with a 6-2 victory over North Dakota to clinch Denver’s eighth straight doubles point before adding a 7-6 (4) win against Nevada that leveled the doubles scoreboard.
 
Wikander went 2-0 at the No. 1 singles position for Denver, dropping just three combined games against league opponents. The senior opened with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Oral Roberts before adding a 6-1, 6-0 victory against North Dakota. She recorded the first singles win in both duals, helping set the tone for 7-0 and 6-1 team victories.
 
Li and Schulte collected a win in North Dakota’s lone match of the week, competing at the No. 1 doubles spot for North Dakota. The duo earned a 6-4 victory over Denver, improving to 14-3 on the season, with all 14 wins coming from the top position.
 
MEN’S TENNIS SINGLE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Liam Spiers (Gr.), Omaha

• Garnered his third career singles peak performer award
• Won at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Drake’s Christian Winstead
• Helped Omaha secure a 4-3 team win
• Marked the Mavericks’ second league victory of the season

 
Also nominated: Raffaello Papajcik (Denver), Darrshan Suresh Kumar (North Dakota)
 
MEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Ryoma Mishiro (Sr.) & Samuel Rovai (So.), Denver

• Mishiro earned the third doubles peak performer award of his career
• Rovai garnered his third career doubles honor
• Went 2-0 in doubles, extending their win streak to seven matches
• Clinched Denver’s eighth straight doubles point with a 6-2 win over North Dakota

 
Also nominated: Christos Alex & Darrshan Suresh Kumar (North Dakota), Kaden Taylor & Caleb Peterson (Omaha)
 
WOMEN’S TENNIS SINGLES PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Louise Wikander, Denver (Sr.)

• Secured her fifth career singles peak performer award
• Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles, dropping just three total games
• Defeated Oral Roberts (6-2, 6-0) and North Dakota (6-1, 6-0)
• Recorded the first singles win in both duals, helping Denver to 7-0 and 6-1 team victories

 
Also nominated: Alessandra Xibilia (Kansas City), Emma Roberts (North Dakota), Khayli Buckels (Omaha), Anna Sidorenko (St. Thomas)
 
WOMEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Ethel Li (Sr.) & Jule Schulte (Sr.), North Dakota

• Li captured her fourth peak doubles team award of her career
• Schulte collected her sixth doubles weekly honor of her career
• Secured the victory against Denver at the No. 1 position
• Improved to 14-3 as a duo, with all wins coming from the top spot

 
Also nominated: Claudia Martinez de Velasco & Louise Wikander (Denver), Jacqueline Pearsall & Shelby Smith (Omaha), Anna Sidorenko & Lily Olson (St. Thomas)
 
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
 
April 7
MS: Connor Robb-Wilcox, Denver
MD: Theo Coats & Connor Robb-Wilcox, Denver
WS: Louise Wikander, Denver
WD: Louise Wikander & Claudia Martinez de Velasco, Denver
 
April 14
MS: Liam Spiers, Omaha
MD: Ryoma Mishiro & Samuel Rovai, Denver
WS: Louise Wikander, Denver
WD: Ethel Li & Jule Schulte, North Dakota
 
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