SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver’s Raffaello Papajcik, Illinois State’s Tin Ostro and Caden Scarlett, St. Thomas’ Caroline Lindahl, and Omaha’s Katelynn Kock and Nina Wiese have been named the final Summit League Tennis Peak Performers of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday.
Papajcik went 2-0 on the weekend at No. 1 singles for Denver, picking up a pair of key wins. The senior opened with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Drake, the first singles win of the match, before adding a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win against Omaha to help Denver secure 6-1 and 7-0 team victories. The results pushed him to 20 singles wins on the season, including a perfect 5-0 mark in league play.
Ostro and Scarlett went 2-0 at the No. 2 doubles position for Illinois State last week, helping the Redbirds clinch a spot in the Summit League Championships. The duo opened with a 6-2 win over Omaha’s Anthony Scheglowski and Liam Spiers to secure the doubles point in a 5-2 team victory. They followed with a 6-3 win against North Dakota’s Justin Ilic and Kotaro Matsumura, finishing the week 2-0 and closing the conference season 3-2 in Summit League play.
Lindahl picked up a key singles win at the No. 2 position for St. Thomas, defeating North Dakota to cap a perfect 6-0 conference record at the spot despite the team falling to the Fighting Hawks.
Wiese and Kock made history for Omaha, setting the program’s single-season doubles wins record with their 20th victory of the spring. The duo secured the milestone with a 6-3 win at the No. 1 spot over Denver’s Marley Lambert and Yunfei Cai.
MEN’S TENNIS SINGLE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Raffaello Papajcik, Denver (Sr.)
- Garnered his fifth career singles peak performer award
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles with wins over Drake (6-2, 6-2) and Omaha (6-4, 3-6, 6-3)
- Helped Denver secure 6-1 and 7-0 team wins, respectively
- Reached 20 singles wins on the season, including a 5-0 mark in league play
Also nominated: Christian Capacci (Illinois State), Leo Galliano (North Dakota)
MEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Tin Ostro (Sr.) & Caden Scarlett (Sr.), Illinois State
- Ostro earned the first doubles peak performer award of his career
- Scarlett garnered his first career doubles honor
- Went 2-0 at No. 2 doubles to help Illinois State clinch a Summit League Championships berth
- Defeated Omaha (6-2) and North Dakota (6-3) in league play
Also nominated: Ryoma Mishiro & Samuel Rovai (Denver)
WOMEN’S TENNIS SINGLES PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Caroline Lindahl, St. Thomas (Jr.)
- Lindahl earned the second singles peak performer award of her career
- Earned a singles win at the No. 2 position against North Dakota
- Finished conference play with a perfect 6-0 record at No. 2 singles
Also nominated: Louise Wikander (Denver), Andrea Pineda (North Dakota), Katelynn Kock (Omaha)
WOMEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES PEAK TEAM OF THE WEEK
Nina Wiese (So) & Katelynn Kock (So), Omaha
- Wiese captured her fifth peak doubles team award of her career
- Kock collected her fifth doubles weekly honor of her career
- Set Omaha’s single-season doubles wins record with their 20th victory
- Defeated Denver’s Lambert and Cai 6-3 at No. 1 doubles
Also nominated: Claudia Martinez de Velasco & Louise Wikander (Denver), Andrea Pineda & Alva Norberg (North Dakota), Emilia Korseth & Caroline Lindahl (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
April 21
MS: Raffaello Papajcik, Denver
MD: Tin Ostro & Caden Scarlett, Illinois State
WS: Caroline Lindahl, St. Thomas
WD: Nina Wiese & Katelynn Kock, Omaha
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