2012 Northeast-10 Women's Tennis All-Conference Awards Release

South Easton, Mass. - The second-seeded Adelphi University women's tennis team dominated the Northeast-10 All-Conference awards announced on Thursday, capturing eight honors and tying Southern New Hampshire University with a league-best six student-athletes recognized for their outstanding play this season. The Panthers will host third-seeded SNHU, the only squad to top Adelphi in total All-Conference awards with 11, in Friday's Semifinal match at 2 p.m.

Samra Redzematovic received the team's highest singles recognition, earning First Team All-Conference accolades for No. 3 singles. Redzematovic was also the lone Panther to get a pair of First Team selections, partnering with Michelle Gurda for a First-Team No. 2 doubles nod. Joanna Haich garnered First Team honors at No. 5 singles, while Gaby Adia and Carolyn Smith landed on the First Team for their efforts at No. 3 doubles.

Maria Toft and Smith pulled in Second Team awards at No. 4 and No. 6 singles, respectively, while Haich and Toft were tagged with a Second Team selection for No. 1 doubles. Gurda rounded out the hefty list of awards with a Third Team No. 2 singles accolade.

The Panthers, who took home a share of the NE-10 regular season crown with a 12-1 mark in league play, handed the Penmen their only league loss of the season and their first NE-10 regular season setback in 37 matches, defeating SNHU 5-4 on March 31. Friday's match marks the first time the Penmen have not hosted an NE-10 Semifinals contest since the 2008-09 season when they lost 5-3 at Bentley University, which was also the last season SNHU did not win the NE-10 Championship. Adelphi has met SNHU in the first round of each of the last two NCAA East Regional tournaments, falling both times, but will look to avenge those losses on Friday.

2012 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Tennis All-Conference Teams

First Team Name School Year Hometown
No. 1 Singles Alena Mukaprakorn So. New Hampshire Junior  Hartford, Conn.
No. 2 Singles Diana Vamvakitis So. New Hampshire Freshman Wading River, N.Y.
No. 3 Singles  Samra Redzematovic Adelphi  Junior  Brooklyn, N.Y.
No. 3 Singles  Amanda Albuquerque  So. New Hampshire  Junior  Weymouth, Mass.
No. 4 Singles  Jamie Hann So. New Hampshire Freshman Westhampton, N.Y.
No. 5 Singles  Joanna Haich Adelphi Freshman Flushing, N.Y.
No. 6 Singles Meryl Lawrence Stonehill Freshman North Scituate, R.I.

Second Team Name School  Year  Hometown
No. 1 Singles Maria Toft  Adelphi  Junior Copenhagen, Denmark
No. 2 Singles Kara Hole Merrimack Sophomore Portsmouth, R.I.
No. 3 Singles Paige Frost  Stonehill  Junior Brigantine, N.J.
No. 4 Singles Sarah Hickey Stonehill  Senior Lee, Mass.
No. 5 Singles Samantha Jean So. New Hampshire Senior Bedford, N.H.
No. 6 Singles Carolyn Smith  Adelphi  Senior Agua-Dulce, Calif.

Third Team Name School  Year  Hometown
No. 1 Singles  Shakee Messina Merrimack Freshman  Caracas, Venezuela
No. 2 Singles Michelle Gurda Adelphi Junior Greenville, N.Y.
No. 3 Singles Rachel Litton Bentley Junior Burlington, Ontario
No. 4 Singles Brittany Harbert Bentley Senior Boxford, Mass.
No. 5 Singles Katie Van Gilst Bentley Junior Harwinton, Conn.
No. 6 Singles Kirsten Jean So. New Hampshire Sophomore Bedford, N.H.

First Team Partners School
No. 1 Doubles Alena Mukadaprakorn / Diana Vamvakitis So. New Hampshire
No. 2 Doubles Michelle Gurda / Samra Redzematovic Adelphi
No. 3 Doubles Gaby Adia / Carolyn Smith Adelphi

Second Team Partners  School
No. 1 Doubles Joanna Haich / Maria Toft Adelphi
No. 2 Doubles Bacall Brooks / Jacquelyn Harrow Stonehill
No. 3 Doubles Amanda Albuquerque / Kirsten Jean So. New Hampshire

Third Team Partners School
No. 1 Doubles Paige Frost / Sarah Hickey Stonehill
No. 2 Doubles Jamie Hann / Samantha Jean So. New Hampshire
No. 3 Doubles Alyssa Hayes / Brittany Harbert Bentley

All-Rookie Team School
Chrissy Lyons Assumption
Melanie Scott Bentley
Shakee Messina Merrimack
Jamie Hann So. New Hampshire
Diana Vamvakitis So. New Hampshire
Katie Gilligan Stonehill
Meryl Lawrence Stonehill

Vern Cox Player of the Year: Alena Mukdaprakorn, So. New Hampshire
Rookie of the Year: Diana Vamvakitis, So. New Hampshire
Coach of the Year: Greg Coache, So. New Hampshire