IRVING, Texas – The Old Dominion women’s tennis team placed five players on the All-Conference USA Teams and one tandem on the All-Doubles Second Team as announced by C-USA officials on Friday. Borislava Botusharova, who was named to the First Team, went 10-3 overall for the season while competing in the No. 1 spot for ODU. She went a perfect 2-0 at the C-USA Tournament. At one point this season, Botusharova reeled off eight straight wins while helping to earn Old Dominion a national ranking throughout the season. Nikol Hristova was named to the Second Team, while tallying a 12-6 record while competing at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5. The senior captain just wanted to win all season long. She went 3-0 in the No. 3 slot and 7-3 in the No. 4 position. After starting the season 1-3, she ended the season claiming victory in nine of her last 11 matches and went 2-0 at the C-USA Tournament. Hristova and teammate Nataliya Vlasova were named to the All C-USA All-Second Team, as they led ODU in doubles, claiming 10 wins in 14 tries in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions for the Lady Tennis Monarchs. At one point this season, these two won 9 of 11 matches. Old Dominion true freshman, Nataliya Vlasova, went 14-6 overall on the year in singles in the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 slots for ODU. Vlasova was an impressive 3-1 while playing No. 1, 4-3 at No. 2 and 7-2 at No. 3. She ended the season going 8-2 in her final 10 singles matches. Vlasova also went 2-1 at the C-USA Championship. Ingrid Vojcinakova was also named to the Second Team, as she went 15-3 overall in the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 spots. Vojcinakova won 14 out 15 matches at one point this season. She closed out the year going 8-1 in her final nine matches. ODU sophomore Adriana Rajkovic was named to the Second Team, after playing in the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 spots, including a victory over No. 65 Tulane’s Elena Muller (6-4, 0-6, 6-4) to help lift the Lady Tennis Monarchs to a 4-2 win early in the season. Old Dominion ended the season claiming victory in 10 of its last 14 matches, while compiling a 14-8 overall record and ended the year nationally ranked No. 67. The Lady Tennis Monarchs received a No. 4 seed in the 2016 Conference USA Tournament, where they downed No. 13 seeded UTSA (4-0) in the First Round, then defeated No. 5 seeded Marshall (4-0) in the Quarterfinals before falling to No. 1 seeded/No. 44 nationally ranked FIU (4-2) in the Semifinals. ODU beat four nationally ranked squads this season: No. 49 Indiana (4-3), No. 57 Harvard (4-2), No. 65 Tulane and No. 68 Brown (4-2). Seven Lady Monarchs were placed on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Ingrid Vojcinakova was named to the C-USA All-Academic First Team for the second consecutive year. All-Conference USA Singles1st TeamNina Nagode, FIUMaryna Verksler, FIUAlexandra Starkova, Louisiana TechDerya Turhan, MarshallBrittany Huxley, Middle Tennessee
Maria Kononova, North TexasTamuna Kutubidze, North TexasBorislava Botusharova, Old DominionSavannah Durkin, RiceLindsey Hodge, RiceKatherine Ip, RiceCarolin Drescher, Southern Miss 2nd TeamNerma Caluk, FIUAndrea Lazaro, FIUCarlotta Orlando, FIUJazmin Britos, Louisiana TechNikol Hristova, Old DominionNataliya Vlasova, Old DominionIngrid Vojcinakova, Old DominionAlison Ho, RiceEmily Smith, RiceVivienne Kulicke, UTEPMiriam Rosell Canudas, UTSAAndreanna Christopoulou, WKU 3rd TeamTai Martin, CharlotteMacy Vonderschmidt, CharlotteBianca Biglione, Florida AtlanticAna Gutierrez, Florida AtlanticMarta Sramkova, Louisiana TechRachael Morales, MarshallAnna Pomyatinskaya, MarshallAnastasiya Shestakova, North TexasAdriana Rajkovic, Old DominionSolomiya Zinko, RiceAlex Kitchen, Southern MissPardis Kianoush, UAB All-Conference USA Doubles1st TeamDerya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya, MarshallMaria Kononova/Tamuna Kutubidze, NTKatherine Ip/Emily Smith, Rice 2nd TeamCarlotta Orlando/Andrew Lazaro, FIUMaryna Veksler/Nina Nagode, FIUNataliya Vlasova/Nikol Hristova, ODU 3rd TeamAlexandra Starkova/Zoe Chen, LTBrittany Huxley/Giulia Squadrin, MTSavannah Durkin/Solomiya Zinko, Rice Superlative AwardsPlayer of the Year: Derya Turhan, MarshallFreshman of the Year: Maryna Veksler, FIUNewcomer of the Year: Vivienne Kulicke, UTEPSingles Player of the Championship: Alison Ho, RiceDoubles Team of the Championship: Carlotta Orlando & Andrea Lazaro, FIUCoach of the Year: Elizabeth Schmidt, Rice
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