RADFORD, Va. –
Mia Drobnjak (Zagreb, Croatia/Sporska Gimnazija) and
Ivana Tomaic (Zagreb, Croatia/Third Gymasium, Kuslanova) of the Radford women’s tennis team earned all-conference accolades, as announced by the league office Wednesday evening.
Drobnjak was named to the singles all-conference, while Tomaic was selected to the all-academic squad.
Playing at No.1 singles for the Highlanders, Drobnjak finished the regular season 13-4 overall and 3-4 in conference play. During the month of March, she went a combined 8-0 at the top two singles positions. She was also named the Big South Player of the Week for matches played March 8-14.
Tomaic was named to the all-academic team for her work in the classroom as well as on the court. Tomaic carries a 3.76 grade point average while majoring in marketing. To go along with her most recent academic honor, she recently received the Beta Gamma Sigma International Award.
2010 Big South Conference Women’s Tennis Award Winners
Women’s Tennis Flight Champions
Singles
No. 1 – Olga Makhova, Charleston Southern
No. 2 – Miki Bunea, Coastal Carolina
No. 3 – Sandra Herrera, Winthrop
No. 4 – Brooke Pletcher, Charleston Southern
No. 5 – Maria Camberos, Coastal Carolina
No. 6 – Angie Torres, Charleston Southern
Doubles
No. 1 – Yasmine Alkema and Elizaveta Zaytseva, Winthrop
No. 2 – Sandra Herrera and Giovanna Portiolli, Winthrop
No. 3 – Sara Abutovic and Lisa Wilkinson, Winthrop
Women’s Tennis All-Conference
Singles
Olga Makhova, Charleston Southern
Jordan Jenkins, Liberty
Elizaveta Zaytseva, Winthrop
Miki Bunea, Coastal Carolina
Lexi Bolesky, Coastal Carolina
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Mia Drobnjak, Radford
Andrea Schutte, Charleston Southern
Doubles
Elizaveta Zaytseva/Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Andrea Schutte/Angie Torres, Charleston Southern
Jordan Jenkins/Nadia Solomon-Burgess, Liberty
Sandra Herrera/Giovanna Portiolli, Winthrop
All-Academic Team
Jordan Jenkins, Liberty
Elizaveta Zaytseva, Winthrop
Tavenner Black, Gardner-Webb
Maria Camberos, Coastal Carolina
Ivana Tomaic, Radford
Andrea Schutte, Charleston Southern
Virginia Waldron, Presbyterian College
Louise Bottomley, UNC Asheville
Player of the Year
Olga Makhova, Charleston Southern
Co-Freshman of the Year
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Jordan Jenkins, Liberty
Coach of the Year
Mike Baker, Charleston Southern