NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced its 2020 honors for Women's Tennis University Division All-State teams on Thursday afternoon, as Old Dominion's Holly Hutchinson and Yulia Starodubtseva were named to the All-State Singles First Team, while Starodubtseva and teammate Alesya Yakubovich garnered All-State Doubles First Team accolades.
Hutchinson, who was named the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award Winner for the Atlantic region earlier this week, pulled off one of the biggest upsets for the college tennis year after taking down UNC's No. 2 nationally ranked singles player (Cameron Morra) in straight sets. Hutchinson was selected to compete in the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. for singles, as well as doubles and also received an at-large bid to the Oracle ITA National Fall Singles Championships in Newport Beach, Cali. The Middlesex, England-native ended the year nationally ranked No. 38 in singles.
Starodubtseva was named the C-USA Athlete of the Month twice in the fall and the C-USA Athlete of the Week once in the spring. In the spring, Starodubtseva went 10-2 in singles and was later named the team's MVP.
In doubles, Starodubtseva/Yakubovich claimed the ITA Atlantic Region doubles crown, punching their ticket to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, Cali., where they downed three nationally ranked tandems to ultimately advance to the Final Four of the Fall National Championships. Starodubtseva and Yakubovich went from being unranked in doubles to finishing the year nationally ranked No. 7, which marks the highest ranked doubles tandem in program history.
VaSID names 44 all-state teams in 23 sports each year, as well as an Academic All-State squad and an all-sports champion in both the University and College Divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a university or conference in the state of Virginia.
Player of the Year: Natasha Subhash, Virginia
Rookie of the Year: Natasha Subhash, Virginia
Coach of the Year: Sara O'Leary, Virginia
First Team Singles
Paola Esposito Diaz-Delgado, VCU
Holly Hutchinson, Old Dominion
Rosie Johanson, Virginia
Sofia Munera, Virginia
Yulia Starodubtseva, Old Dominion
Natasha Subhash, Virginia
First Team Doubles
Yulia Starodubtseva and Alesya Yakubovich, Old Dominion
Vivan Glozman and Rosia Johanson, Virginia
Chloe Gullickson and Amber O'Dell, Virginia
Second Team Singles
Daria Afanasyeva, James Madison
Emily Dunbar, Richmond
Esther Lovato, Liberty
Mila Saric, William & Mary
Kalani Soli, Liberty
Daniela Voloh, James Madison
Second Team Doubles
Mila Saric and Vitoria Okuyama, William & Mary
Natalia Nikolopoulou and Daniela Voloh, James Madison
Sofia Munera and Natasha Subhash, Virginia
Three Women’s Tennis Monarchs Garner All-State Accolades
