ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Missouri Western Women’s Tennis continues to see improvement and recognition as Yasmine El Ghazi, Sarah Giraldo, and Joanna Abreu Roman all earned All-MIAA Honorable Mention in 2016.
Junior Yasmine El Ghazi earned No. 1 singles All-MIAA Honorable Mention. El Ghazi finished the year with a 14-8 overall record and a 7-4 record in the No. 1 singles positon. She also recorded a 3-0 record in the No. 3 spot.
Senior Sarah Giraldo earned No. 2 singles All-MIAA Honorable Mention. Giraldo accumulated a 9-11 overall record this year and went 5-6 in the No. 2 singles spot.
Freshman Joanna Abreu Roman was a strong point for the Griffons all season, earning No. 4 singles All-MIAA Honorable Mention. She went 14-4 overall, going 9-2 in the No. 4 spot. In her last 10 matches, she finished 8-2.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Patricia Husakova, Northeastern State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Alli Hodges, Central Oklahoma
COACH OF THE YEAR
Amanda Stone, Northeastern State
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Tawni Griffey, Emporia State
FIRST TEAM
1S: Patricia Husakova, Northeastern State
2S: Maria Josie Zehnder, Southwest Baptist
3S: Lara Soares, Northeastern State
4S: Molly Worden, Northeastern State
5S: Lani Tuemmers, Southwest Baptist
6S: Jenny Bond, Central Oklahoma
1D: Patricia Husakova/Molly Worden, Northeastern State
2D: Maria Josie Zehnder/Lani Tuemmers, Southwest Baptist
3D: Paula Jiminez/Emma Neil, Nebraska-Kearney
SECOND TEAM
1S: Alli Hodges, Central Oklahoma
2S: Daria Panfernova, Northeastern State
3S: Valeriia Efimenko, Northeastern State
4S: Klara Vickov, Southwest Baptist
5S: Emilie Semo, Central Oklahoma
6S: Karla Tomaic, Northeastern State
1D: Christina Zentai/Lara Soares, Southwest Baptist
2D: Sthefani Rodriguez/Sherry Sun, Nebraska-Kearney
3D: Kaja Emersic/Andrea Gallardo, Northwest Missouri
Honorable Mention
#1S: Tawni Griffey, ESU; Yasmine El Ghazi, MWSU; Christina Zentai, SBU
#2S: Kirtana Bhat, UCO; Sarah Giraldo, MWSU; Kaja Emersic, NWMSU
#3S: Alex Williams, UCO; Paula Jiminez, UNK
#4S: Joanna Abreu Roman, MWSU; Emma Neil, UNK
#5S: Easton Parker, NSU
#6S: Lori Ahuja, ESU; Sarah Durham, ESU; Rebeca Aguilar, LWU; Leigha Limbach, UNK; Vilune Sestokaite, NWMSU; Zorana Jovanovic, SBU; Gwen Shepler, WU
#1D: Kirtana Bhat/Alli Hodges, UCO; Lorena Rivas/Vilune Sestokaite, SBU
#2D: Anna Minakova/Shali Shoepflin, UCO ; Valeriia Efimenko/Daria Panfernova, NSU
#3D: Emilie Semo/Jenny Bond, UCO; Easton Parker/Karla Tomaic, NSU; Klara Vickov/Zorana Jovanovic, SBU
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