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Rebecca Fakas of the Adelphi University women's tennis team was named the 2017 Northeast-10 Conference Vern Cox Women's Tennis Player of the Year, it was announced on Wednesday as the league office released its all-conference teams and major award winners.
Fakas, the first team all-conference selection at No. 1 singles, posted an 11-1 mark in NE10 play at the top of the lineup for the Panthers this season, guiding her squad to a 11-1 record in conference play and the No. 2 seed in the NE10 Championship. She also earned second team all-conference honors at No. 1 doubles.
All six members of the Adelphi women's tennis program earned at least one All-Conference honor, second to seven from regular season champion Stonehill. Joining her with a first team selection was
Samantha Perri, named for No.4 singles, as the junior earns her second straight first team honor at the position in singles, and third of her career. Perri,
Elizabeth Kallenberg and
Nicole Kielan were double honorees in singles and doubles, with Kielan also earning All-Rookie status in her first season.
The Panthers will host the semifinal round of the NE10 Championship on Friday at 1 p.m. against the winner of Wednesday's first round match between SNHU and Merrimack.
Vern Cox Player of the Year: Rebecca Fakas, Adelphi
Rookie of the Year: Stephanie Gonzalez, New Haven
Coach of the Year: Marc Maloney, Stonehill
2017 NE10 Women's Tennis All-Conference
First Team
No. 1 Singles – Rebecca Fakas, Adelphi
No. 2 Singles – Alexandra Vo, Stonehill*
No. 3 Singles – Isabelle Porter, Stonehill
No. 4 Singles – Samantha Perri, Adelphi*
No. 5 Singles – Marta Nunez, Le Moyne
No. 6 Singles – Emma Prinos, Stonehill*
No. 1 Doubles – Anna Sala / Sofia Morais, Southern New Hampshire
No. 2 Doubles – Alexandra Vo / Annelise Howick, Stonehill
No. 3 Doubles – Colleen O'Donnell / Bethany Hammond, Stonehill
Second Team
No. 1 Singles – Anna Sala, Southern New Hampshire
No. 2 Singles – Elizabeth Kallenberg, Adelphi
No. 3 Singles – Nicole Kielan, Adelphi
No. 4 Singles – Casey Burns, Southern New Hampshire
No. 6 Singles – Camille Latoni, Assumption^
No. 1 Doubles – Rebecca Fakas / Karen Serina, Adelphi*
No. 2 Doubles – Elizabeth Kallenberg / Samantha Perri, Adelphi
No. 3 Doubles – Camille Latoni / Veronica Op, Assumption
Third Team
No. 1 Singles – Jess Perkins, Saint Anselm*
No. 2 Singles – Julia Chappell, Assumption
No. 3 Singles – Evann Welty, Bentley
No. 4 Singles – Nicole Downey, Stonehill
No. 5 Singles – Rachel Wagner, Southern New Hampshire^
No. 6 Singles – Lindsay Baum, Southern New Hampshire^
No. 1 Doubles – Cassie Burbine / Julia Chappell, Assumption
No. 2 Doubles – Kaitlyn Poje / Casey Burns, Southern New Hampshire
No. 3 Doubles – Nicole Kielan / Vanja Savic, Adelphi
All-Rookie Team
Nicole Kielan, Adelphi
Meritxell Jimeno-Vicente, American International
Julia Chappell, Assumption
Evann Welty, Bentley
Cassandra Restrepo, Merrimack
Stephanie Gonzalez, New Haven
Isabelle Porter, Stonehill
* Earned All-Conference at same position in 2016
^ Earned All-Conference laurels in 2016
About Adelphi Athletics
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past eight seasons, has collected 23 regular season conference titles, 25 tournament championships, 33 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup four times (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), while winning six NCAA Division II National Championships.
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