FOREST, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team has seen one of its doubles pairings named All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference, league officials announced Friday. The teams are voted on by the league's 13 head coaches.
Junior Cailie Pollard (Rural Retreat, Va.) and sophomore Sarah Marion (Dobson, N.C.) were selected to the All-ODAC Second Team for their performance at No. 3 doubles this year. The pair posted a 7-1 record with a 5-1 mark against league opponents to earn the honor.
RELATED - 2021 All-ODAC Women's Tennis Awards
It is the first time since 2016 that the Wasps have received all-conference awards in women's tennis. That season, Sveva Mazzari was named the ODAC Player of the Year after her run at No. 1 singles. She also earned all-conference second-team accolades at No. 1 doubles alongside Savanna Summers. Additionally, Katie Meade was tabbed to the All-ODAC Second Team for No. 6 singles.
Emory & Henry went 8-6 this year with a 5-5 mark in ODAC play. The Wasps finished sixth during the regular season and reached the ODAC Tournament Quarterfinals, falling to #3 Sweet Briar College by a 5-2 score.
Washington and Lee University's Taylor Garcia was named ODAC Player of the Year while W&L's Gabi Moss earned ODAC Rookie of the Year honors. Sweet Briar mentor, Dustin Hale, was selected as the ODAC Coach of the Year by his colleagues. Ellen Druebbisch University of Lynchburg was picked as the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete by the league's sports information directors.
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2021 ALL-ODAC WOMEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
ODAC Player of the Year: Taylor Garcia, Jr., Washington and Lee
ODAC Coach of the Year: Dustin Hale, Sweet Briar
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Gabi Moss, Fr., Washington and Lee
ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Ellen Druebbisch, Sr., Lynchburg
| ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM | |
| #1 Singles: | Christina Harris, Gr., Lynchburg* |
| #1 Singles: | Taylor Garcia, Jr., Washington and Lee * |
| #2 Singles: | Allison Wandling, Jr., Sweet Briar |
| #2 Singles: | Gabi Moss, Fr., Washington and Lee |
| #3 Singles: | Kate Kotany, So., Sweet Briar |
| #4 Singles: | Isabela Guilarte, Fr., Sweet Briar |
| #5 Singles: | Claire Lacksen, Jr., Washington and Lee |
| #6 Singles: | Gracie Caplice, So., Washington and Lee |
| #1 Doubles: | Sweet Briar | Ruth de Souza, So. / Allison Wandling, So. |
| #1 Doubles: | Washington and Lee | Gabi Moss, Fy. / Becket Waters, So. |
| #2 Doubles: | Lynchburg | Alissa Anderson, Jr. * / Lauren Pascadlo, So. |
| #3 Doubles: | Sweet Briar | Alexia Alfaro, Jr. / Ruth Lechner, Sr. |
| ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM | |
| #1 Singles: | Whitney Kiser, Gr., Bridgewater |
| #1 Singles: | Ruth de Souza, So., Sweet Briar |
| #2 Singles: | Christine Zalameda, Jr. Virginia Wesleyan |
| #3 Singles: | Alissa Anderson, Jr., Lynchburg^ |
| #4 Singles: | Lauren Pascadlo, So., Lynchburg |
| #5 Singles: | Ellen Druebbisch, Sr., Lynchburg^ |
| #6 Singles: | Caroline Guill, Sr., Lynchburg |
| #1 Doubles: | Lynchburg | Caroline Guill, Sr. / Christina Harris, Gr. |
| #1 Doubles: | Roanoke | Lucy Collins, Jr. / Halle Fernstrum, Fy. |
| #2 Doubles: | Sweet Briar | Isabela Guilarte, Fr. / Kate Kotany, So. |
| #3 Doubles: | Emory & Henry | Sarah Marion, So. / Cailie Pollard, Jr. |
| * 2019 All-ODAC First Team ^ 2019 All-ODAC Second Team |
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