Composite Schedule/Live Scoreboard
Thursday, May 21
NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships at Mason, Ohio
Singles: Linda Shin, Williams, Mass. def. Sarah Woods, Kalamazoo, 7-6, 6-0
Doubles: Bridget Etchegaray/Laina Matsuda, La Verne, Calif. def. Sarah Woods/Sabrina Dass, Kalamazoo, 7-5, 6-2.
Friday, May 8 - NCAA Division III Team Tournament at Greencastle, Ind. - Second Round
Wis.-Whitewater 5, Hope 3
#1 Hope 5, #4 Saint Mary's 0
#2 Kalamazoo 5, #3 Calvin 0
2015 All-MIAA Women’s Tennis Team Announced; Kalamazoo's Woods Wins Third Straight MVP Honor
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced its 2015 All-MIAA women’s tennis team.
Kalamazoo junior Sarah Woods, who took a perfect 19-0 record at No. 1 singles and a 19-1 mark at No. 1 doubles into the MIAA tournament, has been named the conference’s Most Valuable Player for the third consecutive year. Woods has a perfect 22-0 singles record against MIAA opponents for her career, and is the fifth women’s tennis player in MIAA history to be named Most Valuable Player three times. Hope’s Anneliese Fox was the last three-time MVP (2004-06).
Hope junior Anna Garcia was named recipient of the Sue Little Sportsmanship Award, the MIAA’s oldest award for women’s tennis, while Hope senior Carli Capestany was named the winner of the Karen Caine Scholar-Athlete Award.
2015 All-MIAA Honors
Most Valuable Player
Sarah Woods, Kalamazoo (junior from Oconomowoc, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels HS)
Sue Little Sportsmanship Award
Anna Garcia, Hope (junior from Battle Creek/Lakeview HS)
Karen Caine Scholar-Athlete Award
Carli Capestany, Hope (senior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS)
All-MIAA First Team
Nancy Benda, Hope** (sophomore from Birmingham/Seaholm HS)
Carli Capestany, Hope*** (senior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS)
Irene Chen, Albion* (senior from Shenzhen, China/Apple Valley, Minn. HS)
Megan Solano, Alma* (junior from Trenton/Trenton HS)
Megan Visser, Calvin* (senior from Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS)
Sarah Woods, Kalamazoo*** (junior from Oconomowoc, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels HS)
*- denotes number of years First Team All-MIAA
All-MIAA Second Team
Ellie Benzel, Calvin (sophomore from San Dimas, CA/San Dimas HS)
Sabrina Dass, Kalamazoo (sophomore from Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc HS)
Andrea Fetters, Saint Mary’s (junior from West Milton, Ohio/Milton-Union HS)
Maria Franco, Kalamazoo (freshman from Quito, Ecuador/ Liceo International)
Anna Garcia, Hope (junior from Battle Creek/Lakeview HS)
Margaux Kabodian, Albion (junior from Novi/Farmington Hills Mercy HS)
Player of the Week
Hope's Carli Capestany, a senior from Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS), tied a Hope single-season record for doubles victories, teaming up with Nancy Benda for an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles over Trine. She now has a 24-5 record in doubles this season. Capestany also had a straight-set win at No. 2 singles against Trine, 6-1, 6-3, to improve her singles record for the season to 20-5. Capestany is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time this season and third time in her career.
Player of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - Kate Mader, Hope
Week #2 - Megan Visser, Calvin
Week #3 - Olivia Conover, Albion
Week #4 - Sarah Woods, Kalamazoo
Week #5 - Megan Solano, Alma
Week #6 - Paige Courts, Hope
Week #7 - Sarah Woods, Kalamazoo
Week #8 - Anna Garcia, Hope
Week #9 - Ellie Benzel, Calvin
Week #10 - Carli Capestany, Hope
