NEWMAN SELECTED TO BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
4/17/2013 5:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Just a few hours after clinching the match for Radford in the first round of the Big South Women's Tennis Championship, sophomore Taylor Newman was named to the all-academic team Wednesday evening as announced by the conference office at its annual awards banquet.
A 2012 ITA Scholar-Athlete, Newman hauls in her first Big South accolade. A 4.0 student-athlete double majoring in journalism and Spanish, Newman earned a spot on the 2011-12 Radford University Presidential Honor Roll and is a three-time Dean's List honoree.
In addition to her academic success, the Bethesda, Md. native worked her way to the No. 1 singles spot for the Highlanders. Newman was unbeaten for nearly a month while she put together an eight-match win streak.
“Taylor is so deserving of this honor,” head coach Bruce Harrison said. “Her dedication in the classroom has led her to be a 4.0 student. I am very proud of her.”
Radford (7-15) returns to the court Thursday, April 18 for its quarterfinal match with No. 2 seed Charleston Southern. First serve is set for 12:30 p.m. at Winthrop Memorial Tennis Courts in Rock Hill, S.C.
All-Academic Team
Lourdes Ros, Campbell
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Jenny Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Lindsay Krause, Presbyterian College
Brittany Yang, Liberty
Marta Pinyol, Longwood
Dominique De Wit, Coastal Carolina
Taylor Newman, Radford
Women's Tennis Flight Winners
No. 1 singles – Erica White, Gardner-Webb
No. 2 singles – Alice Garcia, Winthrop
No. 3 singles – Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Ericka Rivero, UNC Asheville
No. 4 singles – Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 5 singles – Alia Nour, Charleston Southern
No. 6 singles – Tijana Uzelac, Winthrop
No. 1 doubles – Yasmine Alkema / Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
No. 2 doubles – Yvonne Hubler / Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 3 doubles – Caitlin Cridland / Ekin Gunaysu, Winthrop
Dominique De Wit / Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
All-Conference Singles
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Marketa Placha, Campbell
Alice Garcia, Winthrop
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
All-Conference Doubles
Erica White / Jenny Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler / Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
Alia Nour / Angelica Sidorenko, Charleston Southern
Karolina Chernaya / Tamara Stanic, Campbell
Player of the Year
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Freshman of the Year
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Coach of the Year
Cid Carvalho, Winthrop
A 2012 ITA Scholar-Athlete, Newman hauls in her first Big South accolade. A 4.0 student-athlete double majoring in journalism and Spanish, Newman earned a spot on the 2011-12 Radford University Presidential Honor Roll and is a three-time Dean's List honoree.
In addition to her academic success, the Bethesda, Md. native worked her way to the No. 1 singles spot for the Highlanders. Newman was unbeaten for nearly a month while she put together an eight-match win streak.
“Taylor is so deserving of this honor,” head coach Bruce Harrison said. “Her dedication in the classroom has led her to be a 4.0 student. I am very proud of her.”
Radford (7-15) returns to the court Thursday, April 18 for its quarterfinal match with No. 2 seed Charleston Southern. First serve is set for 12:30 p.m. at Winthrop Memorial Tennis Courts in Rock Hill, S.C.
2013 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AND AWARD WINNERS
All-Academic Team
Lourdes Ros, Campbell
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Jenny Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Lindsay Krause, Presbyterian College
Brittany Yang, Liberty
Marta Pinyol, Longwood
Dominique De Wit, Coastal Carolina
Taylor Newman, Radford
Women's Tennis Flight Winners
No. 1 singles – Erica White, Gardner-Webb
No. 2 singles – Alice Garcia, Winthrop
No. 3 singles – Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Ericka Rivero, UNC Asheville
No. 4 singles – Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 5 singles – Alia Nour, Charleston Southern
No. 6 singles – Tijana Uzelac, Winthrop
No. 1 doubles – Yasmine Alkema / Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
No. 2 doubles – Yvonne Hubler / Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 3 doubles – Caitlin Cridland / Ekin Gunaysu, Winthrop
Dominique De Wit / Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
All-Conference Singles
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Marketa Placha, Campbell
Alice Garcia, Winthrop
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
All-Conference Doubles
Erica White / Jenny Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler / Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
Alia Nour / Angelica Sidorenko, Charleston Southern
Karolina Chernaya / Tamara Stanic, Campbell
Player of the Year
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Freshman of the Year
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Coach of the Year
Cid Carvalho, Winthrop
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