TROY, N.Y. – Ege Topbas was named the Liberty League Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week for the fifth time this season. Additionally, eight Skidmore College student-athletes were recognized on the Honor Roll for the week ending April 19.
 
Representing Skidmore on the Honor Roll was Rudraksha Banerjee (men's golf), Michael Aiello (men's lacrosse), Julia Cafasso (women's lacrosse), Elle Harrison and Natalie Mayne (softball), and Kyle Lundberg, Fletcher King, and Nika Mori (men's tennis).
 
Ege Topbas (Fr., Istanbul, Turkey) – Liberty League Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week
Topbas stretched his singles winning streak to 13 in a row with a pair of wins over the weekend for No. 25 Skidmore in wins over No. 24 NYU and St. Lawrence. He took down NYU's Shido Ito (1-6, 7-5, 6-1), before rolling to a 6-1, 6-0 win over SLU's Ryan Tingley.
 
Rudraksha Banerjee (So., Kolkata, India) – Liberty League Men's Golf Honor Roll
Banerjee finished in a tie for third with an even-par 140 effort at the FSC Spring Invitational at the Bethpage Red Course over the weekend. He opened with a 2-under 68 on Saturday before finishing with a 2-over 72 on Sunday in tough conditions for the high finish. Also, on Thursday, he shot an 84 at the notoriously difficult Bethpage Black Course.
 
Michael Aiello (#18, So., A, Rockville Centre, New York) – Liberty League Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll
Aiello had a goal and seven assists for eight points across a pair of games for the No. 15 Thoroughbreds against Union and St. Lawrence. He had five assists on Wednesday at Union before scoring a goal with two helpers and two ground balls in Skidmore's home finale on Saturday against St. Lawrence.
 
Julia Cafasso (#27, Sr., M, Manhasset, New York) – Liberty League Women's Lacrosse Honor Roll
Cafasso tallied six goals over the weekend for Skidmore on the road at Rochester and RIT. She had four goals with two ground balls, four draw controls, and a pair of caused turnovers on Friday at Rochester. Then, she scored two with three caused turnovers and three ground balls at RIT on Saturday.
 
Elle Harrison (#5, Sr., OF, Penn Yan, New York) – Liberty League Softball Honor Roll
Harrison went 7-for-14 at the plate with seven stolen bases, a triple, three RBI, and seven runs scored in a 4-2 week for Skidmore which included a doubleheader sweep over RIT. She also walked four times for an on-base percentage of .611 and an OPS at 1.254. She reached base safely in each of the six games including a pair of multi-hit games at Cobleskill.
 
Natalie Mayne (#19, OF/P, Fayetteville, New York) – Liberty League Softball Honor Roll
Mayne went 2-1 in the circle for Skidmore with a 2.86 earned-run average over 22.0 innings in a 4-2 week for Skidmore. She issued just two walks, and struck out nine, over her 22 innings of work. She got the win on Wednesday at Cobleskill, where she went all nine innings allowing just three earned runs, and then bookended her week with the win Saturday against RIT where she allowed only one earned run to help Skidmore get the sweep. Mayne also scored a team-high nine runs across the six games with five hits, four RBI, and two doubles.
 
Kyle Lundberg (Sr., Manhattan Beach, California) – Liberty League Men's Tennis Honor Roll
Lundberg went 2-0 in singles play over the weekend for No. 25 Skidmore in wins over No. 24 NYU and St. Lawrence. Against NYU's Bryan Hui, he dominated with a 6-1, 6-2 victory, and then won 6-4, 6-4 over SLU's Jake David to stretch his singles streak to four in a row.
 
Fletcher King/Nika Mori - Liberty League Men's Tennis Honor Roll
Skidmore's No. 2 doubles pair went 2-0 with a pair of 6-4 wins for the No. 25 Thoroughbreds against No. 24 NYU and St. Lawrence. They beat NYU's Ito/Fan on Saturday at home before a crucial win on the road at SLU over Boada/Naughton that gave Skidmore the doubles point.
 
Liberty League Performer of the Week selections – April 20:
BASEBALL
Performer of the Week: Jarin Moses, RIT
Pitcher of the Week: Jacob Shirley, Clarkson
Rookie of the Week: Alex Casey, Union
Honor Roll: Jensen Bergman, Vassar; Matt Chotiner, RPI; Ethan Fantel, Ithaca; Garret Gates, RPI; Jack Klein, Union; Ryan Moran, RIT; Eddie Morrissey, St. Lawrence; Jack Picozzi, Ithaca; Joshua Polumbo, St. Lawrence; Dylan Swarts, Union; Cade Terada-Herzer, Vassar
 
MEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Alvin Su, Rochester
Rookie of the Week: Anderson Palm, Rochester
Honor Roll: Rudraksha Banerjee, Skidmore
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Kaurvaki Bajpai, Wellesley
Rookie of the Week: Jessica Li, Wellesley
 
MEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Performer of the Week: Daniel Mahoney, St. Lawrence
Defensive Performer of the Week: Heath Mann, St. Lawrence
Rookie of the Week: Garrett Salit, Union
Honor Roll: Michael Aiello, Skidmore; Gavin Arcuri, Vassar; Griffin Emerson, Clarkson; Robert Fox, Clarkson; Brendan Hampton, RPI; Danny Holt, Vassar; Jamie Hunt, RIT; Cooper Manzi, RPI; Brendan Occhino, Ithaca; Ryan Sanders, RIT
 
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Performer of the Week: Alyssa Gorny, Rochester
Defensive Performer of the Week: Caitie Baker, William Smith
Rookie of the Week: Tallis Tarbell, St. Lawrence
Honor Roll: Sami Bonasia, Union; Julia Cafasso, Skidmore; Lily Cody, Ithaca; Cat Colvin, William Smith; Gabby Cranfield, Clarkson; Mikaela Dattilo, Ithaca; Olivia Del Tatto, Vassar; Katie Grottenthaler, William Smith; Ruthie Haims, St. Lawrence; Gillian Joseph, Union; Adele Jones, RIT; Maddie Kaltsas, Vassar; Lorelei King, Rochester; Lana Mickelson, Union; Quinn Wollard, RPI
 
MEN'S ROWING
Boat of the Week: Union Novice 8+ 
Honor Roll: Ithaca Third Varsity 4+
 
WOMEN'S ROWING
Boat of the Week: William Smith Second Varsity 8+
Honor Roll: Union Varsity 4+; Rochester Varsity 8+
 
SOFTBALL
Performer of the Week: Jensen Sminchak, Rochester
Pitcher of the Week: Mady Rowell, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Madison Smith, St. Lawrence
Honor Roll: Molly Broccolo, Rochester; Carra Cleaves, Union; Gaby Heim, RPI; Elle Harrison, Skidmore; Allison Kloft, St. Lawrence; Natalie Mayne, Skidmore; Marleigh Monroe, St. Lawrence; Evann McDowell, RPI; Cate Murray, Ithaca; Ellie Wintringer, Union
 
MEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Tsubasa Okada, RPI
Doubles Team of the Week: Tsubasa Okada / Tasmay Shah, RPI
Rookie of the Week: Ege Topbas, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Pedro Cattaruzzi/Junchen Jia, Vassar; Luis Crespo, Ithaca; Nick Fischer, Hobart; Nick Fischer/Aidan Staunton, Hobart; Fletcher King/Nika Mori, Skidmore; Eugene Lee, Vassar; Kyle Lundberg, Skidmore; Charles Schepens, St. Lawrence; Bennett Stout/Charles Schepens, St. Lawrence
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Erin McCusker, Vassar
Doubles Team of the Week: Erin McCusker / Iris Li, Vassar
Rookie of the Week: Kayla Wheeler, RPI
Honor Roll: Elisa Iuri, St. Lawrence; Elisa Iuri/Ariane Karera, St. Lawrence; Nicole Ridenour, RPI; Nicole Ridenour/Anushka Jaiswal, RPI
 
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Track Performer of the Week: Cameron Caso, RPI
Field Performer of the Week: Tristan Mangin, RPI
Rookie of the Week: Barack Abdallah, Rochester
Honor Roll: Adam Finnimore, Vassar; Derick Koen, RIT; Erik Marelli, St. Lawrence; Erik Schneider, St. Lawrence; Aadit Jain, Rochester
 
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Track Performer of the Week: Haley Schoenegge, Vassar
Field Performer of the Week: Lily Seyfert, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Lauren Murphy, Rochester
Honor Roll: Madison Beaudoin, St. Lawrence; Nora Chen, Rochester; Ben Kayser-Cochran, RIT; Rachel Larson, Ithaca; Katie Lynch, RPI; Sole Miller, Vassar; Aimee Oszer, Rochester; Ashley Sheldon, Union; Erin vonHousen, RPI