BIRMINGHAM, AL -- The Winthrop women’s tennis team collected a total of six awards at the Big South Annual Tennis Banquet held at the Sheraton Civic Center Hotel in Birmingham, Ala, on Wednesday night.

 

Junior Ana Paula Novaes was named the 2006 Big South Conference Women’s Player of the Year and Patricia Coimbra received the Freshman of the Year award. Novaes posted a singles record of 7-0 in Big South play at the number one spot, while Coimbra recorded a 6-1 singles mark in the conference. Novaes and Coimbra were also nominated to the All-Conference Singles Team.

 

Novaes, along with partner senior Paula Takahashi, made the All-Big South Doubles Team as they compiled a perfect 7-0 conference mark. Takahashi was also selected to the All-Academic Team.

 

Number one seed Lady Eagles will start their quest for their fifth straight Big South Conference title and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on Thursday as they take on eighth seeded team UNC Asheville at 9 a.m. at the BSC Tennis Complex.

 

 

Women’s Tennis Honors

Singles

Cammie Nix, Birmingham-Southern

Meryam Tazi, Charleston Southern

Hayley Rudman, Coastal Carolina

Sofie Ahlberg, Coastal Carolina

Jonita Randolph, Liberty

Dina Senkina, Liberty

Ana Paula Novaes, Winthrop

Patricia Coimbra, Winthrop

 

Doubles

Meryam Tazi/Rebecca Franzi, Charleston Southern

Virginie Dinh/Hayley Rudman, Coastal Carolina

Jonita Randolph/Martyna Hanusz, Liberty

Ana Paula Novaes/Paula Takahashi, Winthrop

 

All-Academic Team

Stephanie Boucher, Birmingham-Southern

Petra Jantti, Coastal Carolina

Sarah McDonaugh, High Point

Jonita Randolph, Liberty

Cassandra Price, Radford

Rachel Rhoney, UNC Asheville

Paula Takahashi, Winthrop

 

Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Cassandra Price, Radford

 

Player of the Year

Ana Paula Novaes, Winthrop

 

Freshman of the Year

Patricia Coimbra, Winthrop

 

Coach of the Year

Jody Davis, Coastal Carolina