2015 GLIAC Women's Tennis Awards Announced

2015 GLIAC Women's Tennis Awards Announced

BAY CITY, Mich. - Wayne State junior Andreea Mitrache has been selected Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Tennis Player of the Year by league coaches after an flawless league record at No. 1 singles. Hillsdale's Halle Hyman was named Freshman of the Year, while Grand Valley State's John Black was voted Coach of the Year.

Wayne State's Andreea Mitrache went undefeated at first singles with a record of 10-0 and posted a 9-0 mark at the second doubles flight in conference play. The junior was an All-GLIAC First Team selection last season and has a 46-10 career singles record along with a 40-16 career doubles record. She is the third Warriors in the last six years to be voted GLIAC Athlete of the Year joining Sharon Gill (2010) and Kristina Goranskaya (2011).

Hillsdale's Halle Hyman, a native of Rochester, Michigan, immediately took over as the Chargers' No. 1 singles player upon her arrival, and was successful even against the stiff competition of the GLIAC. She went 7-3 as the No. 1 singles player for Hillsdale in conference play and was 7-4 as a doubles player on the season. Hyman's play was a key reason for Hillsdale's four-game improvement in the standings in 2015.

Grand Valley State's John Black has been the head coach of the Grand Valley State women's tennis team for 13 years and compiled a record of 300-97 in his long career in Allendale. Black has led the Lakers to a share of their first GLIAC regular season title since 2010 as he guided his team comprised entirely of freshmen and sophomores to a 10-1 regular season conference mark. Since becoming head coach in 2002, Black has led the Laker women to 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

 


 A complete list of the 2015 All-GLIAC Women's Tennis teams is below:

2015 All-GLIAC Women's Tennis Teams

All-GLIAC First Team

Name

School

Yr.

Hometown

Caroline Nelhage Tiffin Jr. Lindome, Sweden

Alisa Reshetnikova

Northwood

So.

Izhevsk, Russia

Andreea Mitrache

Wayne State

Jr.

Sterling Heights, Mich.

Carol Arnez-Mercado

Northwood

Fr.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Allie Sweeney

Grand Valley State

So.

Port Huron, Mich.

Halle Hyman

Hillsdale

Fr.

Oakland Township, Mich.

Izabella Ismailova

Saginaw Valley State

Jr.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Sofya Logunova

Walsh

Jr.

Prague, Czech Republic

Shawnee-Ann Brelsford

Ferris State

Sr.

Brisbane, Australia

All-GLIAC Second Team

Name

School

Yr.

Hometown

Abby Perkins

Grand Valley State

So.

Mason, Mich.

Dari Bondareva

Walsh

Jr.

Sankt Petersburg, Russia

Valentina Mazzola

Tiffin

Sr.

Mar Del Plata Argentina

Matina Matic

Findlay

Jr.

Novi, Serbia

Nika Hein

Ferris State

Fr.

Nittel, Germany

Olesia Riabchuk

Northwood

So.

Kaluga, Russia

Sarah Awe

Lake Superior State

Sr.

Romeo, Mich.

Adel Musina

Tiffin

So.

Moscow Russia

Vicky Quinde Michigan Tech Fr. Ecuador, Calif.

Honorable Mention Team

Name

School

Yr.

Hometown

Daniela Alves

Ashland

Sr.

Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Olga Martinsone

Ferris State

Sr.

Riga, Latvia

Tijana Raicevic

Findlay

Sr.

Belgrade, Serbia

Aimee Moccia

Grand Valley State

So.

Livonia, Mich.

Sydney Delp

Hillsdale

Sr.

Toledo, Ohio

Tara Harvey

Lake Superior State

Fr.

Duns, Scotland

Allenca Rolim

Michigan Tech

Fr. Sao Luis, Brazil

Tetyana Pavych

Northwood

Fr.

Lviv, Ukraine

Ana Pico Garcia

Saginaw Valley State

Jr.

A Coruña, Spain

Aimee Kaye

Tiffin

Jr.

Chester, United Kingdom

Asia Harris

Walsh

Sr.

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Alex  Poissant

Wayne State

Sr.

Laval, Quebec, Canada