Friday, April 18, 2008
THREE PIONEERS NAMED TO ALL-SAC WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM
ROCK
HILL, S.C.
--- Three Tusculum
College women’s tennis
players have been named to the 2008 All-South Atlantic Conference Team
announced league officials Friday. Bronwyn Hartley and Jennifer Sparks were named to the
All-SAC First Team, while Katelyn Doss
garnered Second Team recognition.
Hartley,
a senior from Beamsville,
Ontario, Canada,
posted a 15-5 regular season singles record, including 5-2 in league
matches. Bronwyn joins her sister Lauren
on the All-SAC First Team. Lauren is
playing at No. 1 singles at Newberry
College.
Sparks, a junior from Missouri City, Texas,
earns her first All-Conference accolade at Tusculum.
Sparks
played most of the season at the top flight for the Pioneers, posting an 11-9
record. Sparks and No. 2 doubles partner Amanda Pike went 16-5, including 6-1 in
SAC contests.
Doss
rounds out the list of Tusculum
honorees on this year’s All-SAC squad.
Doss, a freshman from Bristol,
Va., had a stellar rookie
campaign, going 16-2 at the fourth flight and was a perfect 7-0 in SAC matches.
Tusculum (18-3) is ranked
No. 37 in NCAA Division II and is the second seed in this weekend’s Food Lion
South Atlantic Conference Tournament, being held in Rock Hill, S.C.
- SAC -
2008 All-South Atlantic Conference
Women’s Tennis Team
FIRST TEAM
Amanda Bartlett, Carson-Newman
Elizabeth Sneed, Carson-Newman
Taryn Cappadona,
Carson-Newman
Julia McKinzie, Catawba
Kathleen Rollet, Lincoln Memorial
Lauren Hartley, Newberry
Bronwyn Hartley, Tusculum
Jennifer Sparks, Tusculum
SECOND TEAM
KT Rebadow, Catawba
Ashley Halvorson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Kate Meiners, Lenoir-Rhyne
Martina Rezic, Lincoln Memorial
Adriana Borda, Mars Hill
Patty La Rovere, Mars Hill
Katelyn Doss, Tusculum
Kara Stasikelis, Wingate
SAC Coach of the Year: Jean Love, Carson-Newman
SAC Freshman of the Year: Taryn Cappadonna, Carson-Newman
Co-SAC Players of the Year: Amanda Bartlett, Carson-Newman
& Kathleen Rollet, Lincoln Memorial
SAC Scholar Athlete: Julia McKinzie, Catawba