Women's Tennis All-Conference Teams Named
The Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced its
2003 Women's Tennis All-Conference selections. The First and
Second All-Conference Teams are determined by the top finishers at
the Conference tournament, held April 18-19. The major award
winners are voted on by the tennis coaches and Sports Information
Directors at each institution.
Christopher Newport's Jenny Nuttycombe is the 2003 Coach of the
Year. She has guided her team from 16 points and a
5th place finish in 2002 to 45 points and 2nd
place in the 2003 Dixie Tournament. Nuttycombe’s team
went 6-8 last year and 5-2 in the Dixie and improved that record to
10-2 overall and 5-1 in the Dixie Conference this season
Elena Blanina of Methodist has been named the Player of the Year
for the third consecutive year. She went undefeated in singles
play and won her third straight DIAC championship this
season
Courtney Bull, also of Methodist, is the Rookie of the Year. She won the DIAC championship at the No. 3 seed.
The 2003 Women's Tennis
All-Conference Teams follow:
| Women's Tennis First Team
All-Conference Singles #1 Elena Blanina, Methodist #2 Carla Simpson, Methodist #3 Courtney Bull, Methodist #4 Jessica Burke, Methodist #5 Christie Noble, Methodist #6 Ashley Alston, Christopher Newport Doubles #1 Blanina / Simpson, Methodist #2 Alston / McClandish, Christopher Newport #3 Burke / Maloney, Methodist
|
Women's Tennis Second Team
All-Conference Singles #1 Anne Stephenson, Shenandoah #2 Stephanie Burdette, Shenandoah #3 Krystal Caprio, Christopher Newport #4 Melissa King, Christopher Newport #5 Jessica Vadas, Christopher Newport #6 Alison Friend, Methodist Doubles #1 Burdette / Stephenson, Shenandoah #2 Bull / Noble, Methodist #3 King / Brantley, Christopher Newport |
