The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Announces the 2015 All-MAAC Women's Tennis Teams
MAAC Sports
EDISON, N.J. – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced the members of the 2015 Women’s Tennis All-MAAC teams, highlighted by Marist College’s Karly Pang University’s, who was selected as the league’s Player of the Year while Siena College’s Rina Sakai was named Rookie of the Year.
Quinnipiac head coach Paula Miller was named 2015 MAAC Women’s Coach of the Year.
Pang, a junior from Kaneohe, Hawaii, finished the regular season with an overall record of 16-12 and an 8-0 mark in MAAC play. She ended the regular season with a record of 9-5 in first singles play. Pang also earned a spot on the All-MAAC Second Team at No. 1 Doubles with her partner Claire Schmitz.
Sakai, a freshman from Tokyo, Japan, finished the regular season as a Saint with an overall record of 12-6 including a 5-1 record in league play. Sakai also received All-MAAC Second Team honors at No. 2 Singles.
Miller, currently in her first year as the head coach of the women’s tennis program, led the Bobcats to an overall record of 12-8 and a perfect 8-0 mark in conference play.
All-MAAC First Team
No. 1 Singles: Karly Pang, Marist
No. 2 Singles: Jacqueline Raynor, Quinnipiac
No. 3 Singles: Allysa Singh, Siena
No. 4 Singles: Stella Peisakhova, Niagara
No. 5 Singles: Rachel Horton, Quinnipiac
No. 6 Singles: Brooke Briseno, Niagara
No. 1 Doubles: Jacqueline Raynor/ Michelle Dassa, Quinnipiac
No. 2 Doubles: Sydney Young/ Rachel Horton, Quinnipiac
No. 3 Doubles: Sophia Dzulynsky/ Sitilia Rencheli, Quinnipiac
All-MAAC Second Team
No. 1 Singles: Sophia Dzulynsky, Quinnipiac
No. 2 Singles: Rina Sakai, Siena
No. 3 Singles: Sitilia Rencheli, Quinnipiac
No. 4 Singles: Sydney Young, Quinnipiac
No. 5 Singles: Maria Ortiz, Niagara
No. 6 Singles: Ariana Launie, Quinnipiac
No. 1 Doubles: Claire Schmitz/ Karly Pang, Marist and Ali Gerrity/ Mitsuki Fukamachi, Siena
No. 2 Doubles: Brooke Briseno/ Stella Peisakhova, Niagara
No. 3 Doubles: Allysa Singh/ Cassandra Braz, Siena
Player of the Year: Karly Pang, Marist
Rookie of the Year: Rina Sakai, Siena
Coach of the Year: Paula Miller, Quinnipiac