EDISON, NJ – For the second time this season, junior Nicola Pipoli of the Monmouth University men's tennis team has been named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week, the league announced today. Pipoli went a perfect 3-0 at No. 1 singles and 3-0 at No. 1 doubles, propelling the Hawks to their second straight MAAC Regular Season Championship.

Against Rider on Wednesday, Pipoli earned the 6-3, 6-0 victory, and teamed up with freshman Will Cooke Wharton for the 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles.

In the sweep over Quinnipiac on Saturday, Pipoli earned the 6-4, 6-2 win over Julian Rozenstein in singles play, and teamed up with Cooke Wharton for the 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles.

The Hawks secured a perfect 7-0 MAAC record with a winat Marist on Sunday. Pipoli defeated the 2017 unanimous MAAC Player of the Year Javier Restrepo by a score of 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, and won 7-5 at No. 1 doubles.

Pipoli finished the regular season with a perfect 7-0 record in MAAC No. 1 singles play. In his career, the junior is 17-1 in conference singles play.

The Polignano a Mare, Italy native won a MAAC Championship in each of his first two years with the team, and was named Most Outstanding Performer last season after winning No. 1 singles against Marist, 6-2, 6-2. He also won at No. 2 doubles at the MAAC Championship, 6-6 (7-3).

The Hawks return to action this Saturday, when they face No. 4 Fairfield in the MAAC semifinals. The winner moves on to Sunday's championship match, scheduled for 10:00 AM.