YERGINA, BURNS EARN VaSID ALL-STATE HONORS
8-18-09

RICHMOND, Va. – Sophomore Kateryna Yergina (Kiev, Ukraine) (pictured, above) and junior Laura Burns (Hertford, England) were selected to Women’s Tennis All-State Teams Tuesday by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).

Yergina was named All-State First Team and collected her first VaSID honor following an outstanding sophomore campaign. Yergina overcame an injured ankle late in the season to post a 16-10 singles record, including a 14-9 mark in dual matches. She was 11-7 on the No. 2 singles court for the Rams, who reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season.

Burns was tabbed All-State Second Team after she finished with a 23-5 singles record. Burns, an All-CAA Second Team singles pick, was 20-5 in dual matches.

William & Mary’s Katarina Zoricic scooped VaSID Player of the Year honors, while Richmond’s Mark Wesselink was named Coach of the Year.

2009 VaSID WOMEN’S TENNIS UNIVERSITY DIVISION ALL-STATE TEAM

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Katarina Zoricic, Sr., William & Mary

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Emily Fraser, Virginia

COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Wesselink, Richmond

FIRST TEAM
Katarina Zoricic, Sr., William & Mary
Ragini Acharya, Jr., William & Mary
Nadine Fahoum, So., Old Dominion
Charleen Haarhoff, Sr., Old Dominion
Emily Fraser, Fr., Virginia
Kateryna Yergina, So., VCU

SECOND TEAM
Inga Beerman, Sr., Virginia Tech
Na-Hyun Baek, Jr., Hampton
Pamela Duran, Sr., Richmond
Jennifer Stevens, Jr., Virginia
Jordan Jenkins, So., Liberty
Laura Burns, Jr., VCU

DOUBLES
Nadine Fahoum/Charleen Haarhoff, Old Dominion
Emily Fraser/Jennifer Stevens, Virginia
Katarina Zoricic/Ragini Acharya, William & Mary