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Liberty League Performers of the Week 2026-27

Muratori, Chandra sweep Liberty League weekly women’s tennis awards; six Thoroughbreds on Honor Roll

TROY, N.Y. – Sophomore Ginevra Muratori was selected as the Liberty League Women's Tennis Singles Performer of the Week, and earned Doubles Team of the Week honors with partner Nandini Chandra. Chandra was also picked as the Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20.
 
Six others were honored on the weekly Honor Roll. Tate Esler (men's golf), Colby Paul (field hockey), Colin Goodhines and Nathan Gritzmacher (men's soccer), Abby Lewis (women's soccer), and Chloe Heitman (volleyball) were each recognized on the Honor Roll.
 
Ginevra Muratori (So., Como, Italy) – Liberty League Women's Tennis Singles Performer of the Week
Muratori went 2-1 in singles and 3-0 in doubles over the weekend at the Thoroughbred Invitational. She earned wins vs. No. 1 players from Smith and RPI. In her match vs. Smith's top player, she was down 7-2 in the third set super tie-breaker, before winning eight straight points to win it 10-7. Only singles loss was as a very tight 8-6 loss to Swarthmore's top player. Also went 3-0 in doubles. Partnered with first year Nandini Chandra to get wins over Smith and Swarthmore's top teams. Then, she teamed with fellow sophomore Ellie Lake to notch a win vs. another pair from Swarthmore.  
 
Nandini Chandra/Ginevra Muratori - Liberty League Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Chandra and Muratori went 2-0 vs. top teams from Swarthmore and Smith at the Thoroughbred Invitational over the weekend to open the season.
 
Nandini Chandra (Fr., Edison, New Jersey) - Liberty League Women's Tennis Rookie of the Week
In her collegiate debut, Chandra notched five wins in singles and doubles over the weekend. She defeated opponents from Swarthmore, Smith, and RPI in her singles matches to go a perfect 3-0 in singles matches. She also partnered with Ginevra Muratori to go 2-0 at the No. 1 doubles spot vs. Swarthmore and Smith.
 
Tate Esler (Sr., Westfield, New Jersey) – Liberty League Men's Golf Honor Roll
Esler tied for sixth place at the weekend's 54-hole Williams Fall Invitational at the Taconic Golf Club. Recording three straight rounds in the low 70s, Esler improved a stroke in each of his three steady rounds, shooting scores of 74, 73, and 72 respectively. His Sunday 72 was the second-best individual score of the day in wet and rainy conditions.
 
Colby Paul (#16, Sr., F, Cheshire, Connecticut) – Liberty League Field Hockey Honor Roll
Paul scored two goals in Saturday's Skidmore 6-2 victory over visiting Thomas College. Her first of the year in the 61st minute made it 5-2, and she then netted her second insurance tally two minutes later to complete the scoring.
 
Colin Goodhines (#11, Sr., F/M, Longmeadow, Massachusetts) – Liberty League Men's Soccer Honor Roll
Goodhines had two goals and two assists for six points across two games in an unbeaten week for the Thoroughbreds. On Wednesday at Plattsburgh, he assisted on the tying goal in the 85th minute. Then, in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Brandeis, the senior scored two, including the late game winner, and assisted on the other to lead Skidmore to its second win of the year. Goodhines had seven shots on the week across 161 minutes played.
 
Nathan Gritzmacher (#5, Fr., M, Simsbury, Connecticut) – Liberty League Men's Soccer Honor Roll
Gritzmacher played all but four minutes across Skidmore's two games last week, with a profound impact on both ends of the field. In Wednesday's tie at Plattsburgh, he logged 86 minutes of solid play in the midfield before putting in a full 90 on Saturday in the win over Brandeis where he set up Skidmore's second goal in the first half that made it 2-0.
 
Abby Lewis (#20, Sr., F, East Greenwich, Rhode Island) – Liberty League Women's Soccer Honor Roll
Lewis scored both Skidmore goals on Wednesday at Clarkson in a 3-2 Liberty League opening loss to the Golden Knights. Her 56th minute goal, her first of the year, made it 3-1 before pulling the Thoroughbreds to within a goal nine minutes later. She finished with a game high six shots.
 
Chloe Heitman (#9, So., OH, Acton, Massachusetts) – Liberty League Women's Volleyball Honor Roll
In Saturday's tri-match sweeps over Sage and Plattsburgh, Heitman totaled 23 kills (3.83 per set) while swinging .385 for the afternoon consisting of just three errors. She also had 14 digs (2.33 per set) with two blocks and a pair of aces. Heitman had double-digit kills in both contests to lead the Thoroughbreds offensively.
 
Liberty League Performer of the Week selections – September 21
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Performer of the Week: Drew Reigelsperger, Clarkson
Rookie of the Week: Nico Conathan-Leach, St. Lawrence
 
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Performer of the Week: Kathryn Arbegast, RIT
Rookie of the Week: Evie Morris, William Smith
 
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Performer of the Week: Mackenzie Allen, Vassar
Defensive Performer of the Week: Cassidy Romano, Rochester
Rookie of the Week: Jianna Seale, RPI
Honor Roll: Morgan Barnard, St. Lawrence; Mia Batchelder, William Smith; Katelyn Birnbaum, Union; Sophia Brown, RPI; Emily Dubord, RPI; Lily Gubbins, St. Lawrence; Caroline Kogut, William Smith; Colby Paul, Skidmore; Kendra Pitts, Vassar; Sadie Ruiz, Ithaca
 
FOOTBALL
Offensive Performer of the Week: Luke Sheehan, Union
Defensive Performer of the Week: Zeshan Dixon, Hobart
Special Teams Performer of the Week: Rory McGuire, St. Lawrence
Honor Roll: Jack Johnson, St. Lawrence; Jordan Black, Union; Reed Bouchard, Hobart; Michael Reed, Ithaca; E.J. Taylor, Hobart
 
MEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Luke Weisiger, Clarkson
Rookie of the Week: Tristan Zhang, RPI
Honor Roll: Tate Esler, Skidmore; Galen Fowles, Rochester
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
Co-Performer of the Week: Teaen Sweet, Vassar
Co-Performer of the Week: Helena Winterberg, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Caris Lee, Wellesley
 
WOMEN'S ROWING
Boat of the Week: University of Rochester Pair
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Performer of the Week: Sammy Bothwell, St. Lawrence
Defensive Performer of the Week: Zach Amato, St. Lawrence
Rookie of the Week: Bodie Smith, Clarkson
Honor Roll: Gavin Culley, RIT; Kristian Dobbek, RIT; Colin Goodhines, Skidmore; Nathan Gritzmacher, Skidmore; Noah Hermanson, Clarkson; Brayden Milbrandt, Ithaca; Emmett Olson, Bard; Jacob Raphan, Vassar; Gabriel Robinson, Ithaca; Kofi Sarfoh, Union; Jake Sudit, Bard
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Performer of the Week: Sarah Tawaf, RIT
Defensive Performer of the Week: Katrina Varnum, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Elliot McSkimin, RIT
Honor Roll: Ashton Anderson, RIT; Abby Lewis, Skidmore; Delaney McMorris, RPI; Reagan Murphy, St. Lawrence; Genevieve Ricci, RPI; Zoe Rogan, St. Lawrence; Laura Shea, Vassar; Kate Walsh, Clarkson; Natalie Wing, Bard
 
MEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Tsubasa Okada, RPI
Doubles Team of the Week: Tsubasa Okada / Gustave Vieret, RPI
Rookie of the Week: Kameron Fernandez, St. Lawrence
Honor Roll: Willem Naughton/Sebastian Boada, St. Lawrence; Nick Oh, Bard
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Ginevra Muratori, Skidmore
Doubles Team of the Week: Nandini Chandra/Ginevra Muratori, Skidmore
Rookie of the Week: Nandini Chandra, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Madison Kirby/Elliotte Banzinger, Vassar; Ona Pingitore Espelt. Vassar
 
VOLLEYBALL
Performer of the Week: Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Chase Chudoba, Clarkson
Honor Roll: Olivia Baxter, Clarkson; Chloe Heitman, Skidmore; Maura McAusland, Vassar; Cassady Smith, St. Lawrence; Kali Vanderhoof, William Smith; Anna Wasula, RIT
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