LEC Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards | Oct. 12, 2026

10/12/2026 11:00:00 AM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) has named Rhode Island College junior Haylie Peacock and UMass Boston senior Zainab Patel its Women’s Tennis Co-Players of the Week, while UMass Boston freshman Delilah Castro earned Rookie of the Week honors.

Co-Player of the Week: Haylie Peacock, Rhode Island College

Peacock, a junior from West Gardiner, Maine, went 3-0 at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to help Rhode Island College earn three victories. The Anchorwomen defeated Plymouth State, 6-1, on Oct. 6 before posting 7-0 wins over Western New England on Oct. 8 and Salem State on Oct. 10.

Peacock earned a 6-1, 6-2 singles victory against Plymouth State, a 6-2, 6-2 win against Western New England and a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Salem State. She partnered with Faith Owren for doubles wins of 6-0 against Plymouth State, 6-4 against Western New England and 6-1 against Salem State.

Co-Player of the Week: Zainab Patel, UMass Boston

Patel, a senior from Ahmedabad, India, went 2-0 at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. The Udgam School graduate earned a 6-2, 6-0 singles victory against Salve Regina and a 6-2, 6-2 win against UMass Dartmouth.

Patel teamed with Tatiana Malone to win both doubles matches, defeating Salve Regina’s top pairing, 6-0, and UMass Dartmouth’s top duo, 6-4.

Rookie of the Week: Delilah Castro, UMass Boston

Castro, a freshman from Horizon City, Texas, posted 2-1 records in both singles and doubles. She earned a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles against UMass Dartmouth and a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles against Vermont State Castleton. Her singles loss came against Salve Regina, 6-2, 6-0.

In doubles, Castro partnered with Karina Khalsa at No. 2, earning a 6-2 victory against UMass Dartmouth after a 6-3 loss to Salve Regina. She also teamed with Tatiana Malone for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles against Vermont State Castleton.