FOREST, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team has seen three of its players selected to the All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference teams, ODAC officials announced Monday. It is the second time in three years that E&H players have been tabbed for all-league honors.
Freshman Sveva Mazzari (San Remo, ITALY) leads the way at the ODAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Year in addition to an all-league first-team nod at No. 1 singles. She posted a perfect 17-0 dual-match record during the year and was also perfect with a 10-0 mark against ODAC opponents.
Mazzari becomes the third ODAC Women's Tennis Player of the Year in program history. Gina Miano earned the honor in back-to-back years in 1985 and 1986, leading the Wasps to three-straight conference championships (1985, 1986, 1987).
In addition to Mazzari’s success in singles, she receives an All-ODAC Second Team nod alongside junior Savanna Summers (Bluff City, Tenn.) for their work at No. 1 doubles. The duo notched a 12-3 record over the spring, going 8-2 versus conference competition.
Also named to the All-ODAC Second Team was freshman Katie Meade (Coeburn, Va.). Meade went 11-3 overall during the season with an 8-1 league tally. She was a perfect 6-0 at the No. 6 singles position, earning five league wins
Emory & Henry finished the year with an 11-7 record, its second 10-win season in three years. The Wasps posted a 6-4 ODAC record, tying them for fourth after being picked to finish seventh. E&H reached the semifinals of the ODAC Tournament for the first time in program history, defeating Lynchburg College by a 5-0 score in the quarterfinals.
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2016 ALL-ODAC WOMEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
ODAC Player of the Year: Sveva Mazzari, Fr., Emory & Henry
ODAC Coach of the Year: Erin Ness, Washington and Lee
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Tessa Hill, Fr., Washington and Lee
ODAC/Va. Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Brooke Donnelly, Jr., Washington and Lee
| All-ODAC First Team | |
| #1 Singles: | Sveva Mazzari, Fr., Emory & Henry |
| #1 Singles: | Brooke Donnelly, Jr., Washington and Lee |
| #2 Singles: | Caitlin Delmas, Jr., Randolph-Macon |
| #2 Singles: | Tessa Hill, Fr., Washington and Lee |
| #3 Singles: | May Hampton McNeal, Fr., Washington and Lee |
| #4 Singles: | Melinda Kauffman, Fr., Washington and Lee |
| #5 Singles: | Toni McDonald, Jr., Randolph-Macon |
| #6 Singles: | DeeDee Aeschliman, Fr., Washington and Lee |
| #1 Doubles: | Brooke Donnelly, Jr., & Tessa Hill, Fr., Washington and Lee |
| #1 Doubles: | Emily Henderson, Jr., & Briell Smith, Sr., Roanoke |
| #2 Doubles: | Michelle Fleenor, So., & Rachel Hicks, Fr., Washington and Lee |
| #3 Doubles: | DeeDee Aeschliman, Fr., & Melinda Kauffman, Fr., Washington and Lee |
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| All-ODAC Second Team | |
| #1 Singles: | Kelsie Grice, Jr., Randolph-Macon |
| #1 Singles: | Emily Henderson, Jr., Roanoke |
| #2 Singles: | Briell Smith, Sr., Roanoke |
| #3 Singles: | Melissa Tomlin, Jr., Randolph-Macon |
| #4 Singles: | Gaby Tersigni, Fr., Randolph-Macon |
| #5 Singles: | Whitney Cash, Jr., Bridgewater |
| #6 Singles: | Katie Meade, Fr., Emory & Henry |
| #1 Doubles: | Sveva Mazzari, Fr., & Savanna Summers, Jr., Emory & Henry |
| #1 Doubles: | Stephanie Barton, Fr., & Whitney Cash, Jr., Bridgewater |
| #2 Doubles: | Kelsie Grice, Jr., & Gaby Tersigni, Fr., Randolph-Macon |
| #3 Doubles: | Molly Jesseman, Jr., & Melissa Tomlin, Jr., Randolph-Macon |