YORK, Pa. -- Mary Washington senior Taylor Diffley secured CAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors for March 22, 2017.  

Player of the Week

Taylor Diffley | Mary Washington | Sr. 

Hampton Bays, N.Y. | Hampton Bays 

Mary Washington senior Taylor Diffley was picked as the CAC Player of the Week for the second time in 2016-17 after turning in a perfect week for the Eagles in wins over nationally-ranked Skidmore and Whitman as well as Bates at the Blue Grey Invitational. She went 3-0 at No. 2 singles and 3-0 at No. 1 doubles. In singles play, she topped Madie Benn of Skidmore, 6-4, 6-3, then topped Mary Hill of Whitman, 6-2, 6-0. She ended the weekend with a 4-6, 6-2, 10-4 win over Elizabeth Erbafina of Bates on Sunday. She teamed with Kait Brogan at No. 1 doubles to record an 8-6 win over Skidmore in a 5-4 team win, then an 8-6 win over Whitman. She ended on Sunday with an 8-4 win at the No. 1 spot over Bates. She is 10-1 in singles this spring, and 11-1 in doubles.​

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (3/22)

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT: Johanna Ranta-aho, Fr., Helsinki, Finland/Pohjois-Haagan yhteiskoulu

FROSTBURG STATE: Allison Paul, So., Frostburg, Md./Northern Garrett

ST. MARY'S: Melissa Barall, Jr., Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake

SALISBURY: Annika Kezman, Fr., Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Natalie Teets, Fr., Sorrento, Fla./Tavares

YORK: Maisie Supp, Fr., Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

In the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings, Mary Washington is No. 15 and Christopher Newport is No. 24 ... CNU freshman Johanna Ranta-aho won all four of her matches last week at No. 2 singles and doubles in team victories over Centre and Methodist. She defeated Centre's Aliza Williams (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) and Methodist's Jenna Landis (6-0, 6-1) in singles play, and paired with Kate Huck for an 8-0 win in doubles over Centre and an 8-3 victory against Methodist's No. 2 pair ... Salisbury opened its annual spring break trip to California this past weekend. Freshman Annika Kezman won two matches in a narrow 5-4 loss to St. Lawrence to begin the trip. Kezman won 8-5 at No. 1 doubles with classmate Julia Kwedi and added one of the team's two singles wins. She claimed a three-set win in singles, coming out victorious 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 at the No. 1 position ... Southern Virginia went 1-1 last week with a 6-3 CAC win over Penn State Harrisburg. Freshman Natalie Teets won at No. 5 singles against Virginia State, 6-0, 6-1, and captured a No. 4 singles win against Penn State Harrisburg, 6-0, 6-0. She also teamed with Anna Bowers for an 8-4 No. 2 doubles victory against Penn State Harrisburg. 

2016-17 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK