Week Of Honors: Men's & Women's Tennis Team Awards

5/6/2020 11:00:00 AM

As part of the Wildcat Week of Honors, Daemen College head men's and women's tennis coach Kerry McDermott announced his teams' awards for the 2019-20 season today. The Wildcat Week of Honors is being held May 4-8 as a way to virtually celebrate the accomplishments of Daemen's teams and student-athletes.

WOMEN'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Fourth freshman in team history to be named MVP
Led team with five singles wins, including four in the No. 1 spot in the lineup
Tied for the team lead with four doubles wins

2012-13: Shaylah Iverson // Freshman // Canandaigua, N.Y.
2013-14: Hayle Scanlan // Freshman // Indianapolis, Ind.
2014-15: Gretchen Ringler // Freshman // North Tonawanda, N.Y.
2015-16: Karli Hollins // Junior // Orchard Park, N.Y.
2016-17: Hayle Scanlan // Senior // Indianapolis, Ind.
2017-18: Lorissa Yuen // Freshman // Portland, Ore.
2018-19: Christina Stasiuk // Sophomore // Bowmansville, N.Y.

MEN'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Led the team with five singles wins, including four in the No. 1 position in the lineup
Tied for the team lead with four doubles wins
Ranks second in program history with 69 combined singles/doubles wins
Also tied for second in program history in singles wins (36) and doubles wins (33)

2012-13: Gregory Lowe // Freshman // East Aurora, N.Y.
2013-14: Gregory Lowe // Sophomore // East Aurora, N.Y.
2014-15: Mark Veitengruber // Freshman // Rockford, Mich.
2015-16: Mark Veitengruber // Sophomore // Rockford, Mich.
2016-17: Ricardo Ruiz Martinez // Sophomore // Valencia, Spain
2017-18: Ricardo Ruiz Martinez // Junior // Valencia, Spain
2018-19: Ricardo Ruiz Martinez // Senior // Valencia, Spain

WOMEN'S MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

Team award winner for second consecutive season (was team MVP in 2018-19)
Tied for team lead with four doubles wins, ranked second on team with three singles wins
Ranks fifth in team history with 54 combined singles/doubles wins in her career

MEN'S MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

Appeared in 11 singles matches and 10 doubles matches
Tied for the team lead with four doubles wins
Tied career-high totals in singles wins (3) and doubles wins (4)
Concluded his career with 20 combined singles/doubles wins

WOMEN'S WILDCAT AWARD

Finished third on the team with two singles wins
Earned her first career singles wins on Oct. 13 vs. Southern New Hampshire
Her 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win in the No. 3 singles position delivered the team's first-ever win over rival Roberts Wesleyan on Oct. 19

MEN'S WILDCAT AWARD

Finished second on the team with four singles wins' posted a 4-3 singles record and won four consecutive singles matches during the spring season
Was named the East Coast Conference Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week for Feb. 10-16 - just the fifth Daemen player to earn that accolade and the first since the 2017-18 season

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