The 2012 Southland Conference Women's Tennis All-Southland team was selected by vote of the conference's head coaches and sports information directors.
The sophomore from Petropavlovsk, Kazahstan went 14-2 for the season and produced the best record in the Southland Conference at number four singles by winning nine of her 11 league matches.
Martinez-Romero from UT-Arlington was named as the Southland Conference women's tennis player of the year.
The 2012 Southland Conference Women's Tennis Championship begins Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Schlief Tennis Complex in Nacogdoches, Texas. Four opening round matches will be played Thursday with two semifinals to follow on Friday. The championship game will be played at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Sam Houston will play Texas State in the first round of the tournament Thursday.
2011-12 All-Southland Conference Women's Tennis Team
First Team All-Southland Conference
|
Singles |
School |
Class |
|
1 - Maria Martinez-Romero |
UT Arlington |
Sr. |
|
2 - Tatiana Larina |
Northwestern State |
Fr. |
|
3 - Polina Konop |
Northwestern State |
So. |
|
4 - Tatyana Postnikova |
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
|
5 - Antonia Kolovou |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jr. |
|
6 - Malena Gordo |
Stephen F. Austin |
Fr. |
|
Doubles |
School |
Class |
|
1 - Olga Bazhanova/Polina Konop |
Northwestern State |
Sr./So. |
|
2 - Jithmie Jayawickrema/Alina Shazhko |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jr./Sr. |
|
3 - Mariana Perez/Rachel Baldree |
Texas State |
Jr./Fr. |
|
Second Team |
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|
Singles |
School |
Class |
|
1 - Jessica Kahts |
Texas State |
So. |
|
2 - Isabelle Jonsson |
UTSA |
So. |
|
3 - Natalia Mayuk |
UT Arlington |
Sr. |
|
4 - Andrea Nedorostova |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
|
5 - Alessandra Pennesi |
Lamar |
Jr. |
|
6 - Helene Czudek |
Lamar |
So. |
|
Doubles |
School |
Class |
|
1 - Jessica Kahts/Melissa Hadad |
Texas State |
So./Jr. |
|
2 - Sandra Burges/Chelsea Horan |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
So./Fr. |
|
3 - Elena Kordolaimi/Laura Servise |
Stephen F. Austin |
Fr./So. |
Player of the Year - Maria Martinez-Romero, UT Arlington
Freshman of the Year - Tatiana Larina, Northwestern State
Newcomer of the Year - Carolina Salas, Lamar
Coach of the Year - Patrick Sullivan, Stephen F. Austin
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