NORFOLK, Va., April 21, 2011 - James Madison women's tennis junior Kinsey Pate (Matthews, N.C./Butler) received Third Team All-CAA accolades in singles on Thursday night at the Colonial Athletic Association banquet. This marks the second consecutive season she was placed on the Third Team.
Pate, who played the entire season at No. 1 singles, went 10-8 this spring, including wins in nine of her final 11 regular-season matches. The Dukes went 9-1 when Pate recorded a point as she helped JMU to an 11-8 record and the seven-seed in this weekend's CAA Women's Tennis Championship.
"I think it speaks volumes about her success at the number-one position on the team and her ability to compete against nationally-ranked players in the CAA," Head Coach Maria Malerba said.
Old Dominion senior Joanna Dobrowolska was named the CAA Player of the Year after going 17-5 this season and enters the tournament on a seven-match win streak. She also went 7-0 against other CAA opponents this spring.
Georgia State freshman Abigail Tere-Apisah earned Rookie of the Year honors after going 11-2 this year. She primarily played No. 2 singles and held a 9-1 record at that position, but also won two of three matches at the top spot.
Jenny Garrity, head coach at UNC Wilmington, was named Coach of the Year for the first time in her 11-year career at the helm of the Seahawks. She led UNCW to its ninth-straight winning season with a 21-4 overall record and 5-2 mark in the CAA.
The awards were presented Thursday night following the first round of the 2011 Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Women's Tennis Championship. The tournament resumes Friday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion.
2011 ALL-CAA WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAMS
CAA Player of the Year: Joanna Dobrowolska, Old Dominion
CAA Rookie of the Year: Abigail Tere-Apisah, Georgia State
CAA Coach of the Year: Jenny Garrity, UNC Wilmington
First Team
Singles
Alex Bara, VCU
Jr.
Oradea, Romania
Joanna Dobrowolska, Old Dominion
Sr.
Warsaw, Poland
Christina Lee, UNC Wilmington
Jr.
Charlotte, N.C.
Marlen Mesgarzadeh, William & Mary
So.
Hamburg, Germany
Abigail Tere-Apisah, Georgia State
Fr.
Port Moresby, Papau New Guinea
Kateryna Yergina, VCU
Sr.
Kiev, Ukraine
Doubles
Alex Bara, VCU
Jr.
Oradea, Romania
Kateryna Yergina, VCU
Sr.
Kiev, Ukraine
Anik Cepeda, William & Mary
So.
College Station, Texas
Hope Johnson, William & Mary
Fr.
Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Maryna Kozachenko, Georgia State
Fr.
Kiev, Ukraine
Abigail Tere-Apisah, Georgia State
Fr.
Port Moresby, Papau New Guinea
Second Team
Singles
Ana Bara, VCU
Jr.
Oradea, Romania
Anik Cepeda, William & Mary
So.
College Station, Texas
Josefin Hjertquist, VCU
So.
Spanga, Sweden
Diana Ivanova, Old Dominion
So.
Moscow, Russia
Tereza Lerova, Georgia State
So.
Ostrava-Bartovice, Czech Republic
Angie Sekely, UNC Wilmington
Fr.
Mississauga, Ontario
Doubles
Olga Blank, UNC Wilmington
Fr.
Kfar Sava, Israel
Angie Sekely, UNC Wilmington
Fr.
Mississauga, Ontario
Joanna Dobrowolska, Old Dominion
Sr.
Warsaw, Poland
Melissa Esnal, Old Dominion
Fr.
San Sebastian, Spain
Jeltje Loomans, William & Mary
Fr.
Houten, The Netherlands
Lauren Sabacinski, William & Mary
Sr.
Plantation, Fla.
Third Team
Singles
Kelly Cameron, UNC Wilmington
Fr.
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Megan Doran, Delaware
Sr.
Brigantine, N.J.
Katerine Gresova, Georgia State
Sr.
Havirov, Czech Republic
Elena Ivanova, Hofstra
Fr.
Moscow, Russia
Jeltje Loomans, William & Mary
Fr.
Houten, The Netherlands
Kinsey Pate, James Madison
Jr.
Matthews, N.C.
Doubles
Ana Bara, VCU
Jr.
Oradea, Romania
Josefin Hjertquist, VCU
So.
Spanga, Sweden
Katie Kargl, William & Mary
Jr.
Downers Grove, Ill.
Marlen Masgarzadeh, William & Mary
So.
Hamburg, Germany
Zeynep Mafa, Drexel
Fr.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sonja Stosic, Drexel
Jr.
Belgrade, Serbia
