YERGINA NETS ALL-CAA TENNIS HONORS
04/16/09
NORFOLK, Va. – Sophomore Kateryna Yergina represented Virginia Commonwealth University on the All-Colonial Athletic Association First Team, the league announced at the annual tennis awards banquet Thursday.
Yergina was selected for singles play, where she has been outstanding this season. The sophomore from Kiev, Ukraine is 15-8 in singles action, including 13-7 this spring. Yergina is 10-5 at the No. 2 singles position. Yergina was also picked for the conference’s second team for doubles play. Last year, Yergina was the league’s Rookie of the Year and earned an All-CAA Second Team citation.
Sophomore Laura Burns was one of three Rams to garner second team singles status. Burns, who is 21-5 this year in singles play, also collected a second team doubles nod. Burns and Yergina have combined for an 11-5 record in doubles action.
Freshman Alex Bara and junior Olena Leonchuk were also selected All-CAA Second Team singles. Freshman Ana Bara was named third team singles.
The Rams, who have drawn the No. 2 seed, will take on No. 7 Drexel in the CAA quarterfinals on Friday, April 17 at 2 p.m.
2009 ALL-CAA WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM
First Team
Singles
Ragini Acharya, William & Mary Jr. Pulaski, Va.
Nadine Fahoum, Old Dominion So. Haifa, Israel
Diana Nakic, Georgia State Fr. Valenje, Slovenia
Martina Nitkova, Georgia State Sr. Vratimov, Czech Republic
Kateryna Yergina, VCU So. Kiev, Ukraine
Katarina Zoricic, William & Mary Sr. Etobicoke, Ontario
Doubles
Nadine Fahoum, Old Dominion So. Haifa, Israel
Margarita Spicin, Old Dominion Fr. Israel
Ragini Acharya, William & Mary Jr. Pulaski, Va.
Katarina Zoricic, William & Mary Sr. Etobicoke, Ontario
Charleen Haarhoff, Old Dominion Sr. Durban, South Africa
Nadine Fahoum, Old Dominion So. Haifa, Israel
Second Team
Singles
Alex Bara, VCU Fr. Oradea, Romania
Laura Burns, VCU Jr. Hertford, England
Charleen Haarhoff, Old Dominion Sr. Durban, South Africa
Dariana Kozmina, Georgia State Sr. Kharkiv, Ukraine
Olena Leonchuk, VCU Jr. Kiev, Ukraine
Caitlin White, Towson So. Wall, N.J.
Doubles
Laura Burns, VCU Jr. Hertford, England
Kateryna Yergina, VCU So. Kiev, Ukraine
Lauren Isenhour, UNC Wilmington Sr. Newton, N.C.
Kayla Schwenk, UNC Wilmington Jr. Coconut Creek, Fla.
Diana Nakic, Georgia State Fr. Valenje, Slovenia
Linda Hricistova, Georgia State Fr. Zlin, Czech Republic
Third Team
Singles
Ana Bara, VCU Fr. Oradea, Romania
Elena Berry, Delaware Jr. Bradenton, Fla.
Johanna Dobrowolska, Old Dominion So. Warsaw, Poland
Zineb Hilali, Drexel Fr. Casablanca, Morocco
Carmen Pop, William & Mary Jr. Nijmegen, Holland
Kayla Schwenk, UNC Wilmington Jr. Coconut Creek, Fla.
Doubles
Elena Berry, Delaware Jr. Bradenton, Fla.
Jo Jo Gruber, Delaware Fr. Fox Point, Wisc.
Leah DeMasters, James Madison Fr. Lititz, Pa.
Rebecca Erickson, James Madison Jr. Rye, N.Y.
Johanna Dobrowolska, Old Dominion So. Warsaw, Poland
Irina Dementyeva, Old Dominion Fr. Moscow, Russia
2009 CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Diana Nakic, Georgia State
2009 CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Diana Nakic, Georgia State
2009 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR: Miha Lisac, Georgia State |
