*Portions of this article are published courtesy caasports.com
NORFOLK, Va., April 19, 2012 - The James Madison women's tennis team featured three players on the Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference teams announced at the championship banquet on Thursday. Senior Kinsey Pate (Matthews, N.C./Butler), sophomore Jacqueline Palmucci (Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail) and freshman Taylor Pinchoff (Sylvan Lake, Mich./West Bloomfield) were all recognized by the CAA.
Pate earned her third consecutive singles honor as she was named to the All-CAA Second Team. The senior earned 12 victories for the Dukes, playing at No. 1 singles all season long. She has won 10 or more matches during each year of her four-year career for JMU, playing the majority of those matches at the top singles position and owns a 46-36 (.561) career record. Pate was also named CAA Women's Tennis Player of the Week on April 18.
Palmucci earned the first All-CAA honor of her career as she was named to the All-CAA Third Team for her singles play. Palmucci earned a team-high 15 victories for Madison this season, including a 9-5 record playing at No. 2 singles and a 4-1 mark in CAA competition.
For their play in doubles competition, Pate and Pinchoff were named to the All-CAA Third Team. The team went 8-6 on the season for Madison, including a perfect 4-0 in CAA play. It is the first time either player has been named All-CAA in doubles competition.
Madison, the No. 6 seed, defeated No. 11 seed George Mason 4-0 today in the first round of the CAA Tennis Championships. The Dukes move on to face third-seeded and 63rd-ranked Georgia State in quarterfinal action tomorrow, April 20, at 8:30 a.m. All matches will be played at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk, Va.
2012 ALL-CAA WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAMS
First Team
Singles
Alex Bara, VCU Sr. Oradea, Romania
Ana Bara, VCU Sr. Oradea, Romania
Maria Belaya, William & Mary So. Melbourne, Fla.
Diana Ivanova, Old Dominion Jr. Moscow, Russia
Christina Lee, UNCW Sr. Charlotte, N.C.
Abigail Tere-Apisah, Georgia State So. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Doubles
Alex Bara, VCU Sr. Oradea, Romania
Ana Bara, VCU Sr. Oradea, Romania
Maria Belaya, William & Mary So. Melbourne, Fla.
Jeltje Loomans, William & Mary So. Houten, The Netherlands
Whitney Byrd, Georgia State Jr. Atlanta, Ga.
Maryna Kozachenko, Georgia State So. Kiev, Ukraine
Second Team
Singles
Whitney Byrd, Georgia State Jr. Atlanta, Ga.
Samantha Carnall, Delaware Sr. Hatfield, Mass.
Aleksandra Mitrovska, Old Dominion Fr. Olovdiv, Bulgaria
Kinsey Pate, James Madison Sr. Matthews, N.C.
Angie Sekely, UNCW So. Mississauga, Ontario
Olga Terteac, VCU So. Cisinau, Moldova
Doubles
Olga Blank, UNCW So. Kfar Sava, Israel
Angie Sekely, UNCW So. Mississauga, Ontario
Diana Ivanova, Old Dominion Jr. Moscow, Russia
Melissa Esnal Olguin, Old Dominion So. San Sebastian, Spain
Maria Belaya, William & Mary So. Melbourne, Fla.
Anik Cepeda, William & Mary Jr. College Station, Texas
Third Team
Singles
Kelly Cameron, UNCW So. Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Melissa Esnal Olguin, Old Dominion So. San Sebastian, Spain
Elena Ivanova, Hofstra Sr. Moscow, Russia
Jacqueline Palmucci, James Madison So. Aurora, Colo.
Alyssa Ritchie, UNCW Fr. Franklin, Ohio
Daria Yakauleva, VCU So. Minsk, Belarus
Doubles
Christina Lee, UNCW Sr. Charlotte, N.C.
Alyssa Ritchie, UNCW Fr. Franklin, Ohio
Kinsey Pate, James Madison Sr. Matthews, N.C.
Taylor Pinchoff, James Madison Fr. Sylvan Lake, Mich./West Bloomfield
Olga Terteac, VCU So. Cisinau, Moldova
Daria Yakauleva, VCU So. Minsk, Belarus
