BOISE, Idaho – The Western Athletic Conference 2011 women's tennis award winners, as selected by the league's head coaches, were announced Thursday night at the WAC Tennis Tournament banquet with two Rainbow Wahine earning honors in both singles and doubles.
Katarina Poljakova was named first-team all-WAC in singles, while
Barbara Pinterova earned a spot on the second team. Poljakova posted a team-best 15-6 dual match record in singles with nine of her wins coming at the No. 1 position. The sophomore began the season with seven straight including an upset of then- No. 43 Mary Clayton of Duke.
Pinterova, a junior, went 9-11 in dual matches, with a 3-2 mark in WAC play while playing primarily at the No. 1 and 2 spots.
The Slovakian duo also garnered second team all-WAC honors for doubles. It is the second straight year that Poljakova has been named to the second team in doubles.
The Rainbow Wahine concluded the season with a 4-1 loss to Nevada in the WAC Tournament quarterfinals.
2011 WAC Women's Tennis Award Winners
First Team All-WAC Singles
Marianne Jodoin, Fresno State
Lauren Megale, Boise State
Michelle Okhremchuk, Nevada
Laura Pola, Fresno State
Sonia Klamczynska, Boise State
First Team All-WAC Doubles
Marianne Jodoin/Laura Pola, Fresno State
Lauren Megale/Marlena Pietzuch, Boise State
Florence De Vrye/Michelle Okhremchuk, Nevada
Second Team All-WAC Singles
Florence De Vrye, Nevada
Sabastiani Leon Chao, San Jose State
Victoria Lozano, Idaho
Hailey Swenson (Hill), Utah State
Emma Verberne, Nevada
Second Team All-WAC Doubles
Victoria Lozano/Lauren Simpson, Idaho
Sonia Klamczynska/Elyse Edwards, Boise State
WAC Player of the Year: Marianne Jodoin, Fresno State
WAC Freshman of the Year: Marianne Jodoin, Fresno State
WAC Coach of the Year: Beck Roghaar, Boise State
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