Moravian University junior Gavin Labbadia (Freedom HS) has been honored as the Landmark Conference Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week for his performance last week.

Labbadia helped the Greyhounds to a 2-1 record including a pair of wins in Landmark Conference action. Labbadia had a 3-0 mark during the week at singles action, winning at second singles in a 7-0 win at Wilkes University, at fourth singles in a 5-2 victory versus Goucher College, and at third singles in a 6-1 loss to TCNJ. Labbadia’s win versus Goucher clinched the victory, the first for the Hounds over the Gophers since 2014, snapping a 14-match losing streak that included ten regular season and four postseason contests. Labbadia teamed with sophomore Roman Farhad for a 2-1 record at second doubles during the week.

“This is a very well-deserved recognition for Gavin, and I am extremely happy for him,” stated Director of Tennis Mariana Freitas. “He had a phenomenal weekend, clinching the match against Goucher in a hard-fought three-set battle, helping us earn a win over them for the first time since 2014. He then followed that up the next day with another impressive singles win against a very strong TCNJ team. Gavin gives so much to our program both on and off the court, and we are fortunate to have him on our side.”