All-NCAC Women's Tennis Teams
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2012 ALL-NCAC WOMEN'S TENNIS SQUAD ANNOUNCED; 2012 All-NCAC Women's Tennis Team Oberlin senior Ariel Lewis (Vacaville, CA/Vanden) has been named Player of the Year and DePauw freshman Maggie MacPhail (Indianapolis, IN/Park Tudor) has been named Newcomer of the Year to highlight the 2012 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's tennis selections. Lewis, who is 21-4 in singles competition this season, also earned first-team All-NCAC laurels for the fourth consecutive season. Kenyon junior Amy Schlessman (Sandusky, OH/Perkins) was named to the top team for the third season in a row, while Denison senior Sarah Short (Cheswick, PA/Fox Chapel) makes her second career appearance on the first team and first since the 2010 season. MacPhail earned the Newcomer of the Year distinction by vote of the league coaches after posting an overall record of 23-8 at the second flight. Short also garnered first-team recognition in doubles competition after compiling an overall record of 20-2 at the No. 1 position with junior Alex Marcell (Chicago, IL/Loyola Academy). MacPhail and senior Kelly Gebert (Wichita, KS/Kapuan Mt. Carmel Catholic) were also named to the top doubles team, while the Allegheny duo of senior Deborah Landau (Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven) and sophomore Carolyn Shetter (Butler, PA/Butler) round out the list of first-team doubles performers. Oberlin head coach Constantine Ananiadis was named the 2012 NCAC Women's Coach of the Year by vote of the league coaches for the first time in his career after guiding the Yeowomen to a second-place finish at the 2012 NCAC Championships. Ananiadis, who is in his fifth season at the helm of the Oberlin women's tennis program, led the Yeowomen to an overall record of 19-6 in 2012, including a 14-match win streak that spanned from March 16th to April 27th. |