Tarleton State’s Alicia Perez earned Lone Star Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Year acclaim as the annual awards were announced by league officials on Thursday.
Perez was selected as the women’s top player, while also earning All-LSC honors for her singles play.
TSU’s Melanie Barnes was named Sportsmanship Player of the Year, while Cameron’s Paula Gutierrez and Midwestern State’s Amy Clifton shared Freshman of the Year honors.
CU’s Angie Torres was tabbed Newcomer of the Year, while MSU’s Scott Linn was named Coach of the Year.
A total of 13 student-athletes were honored by the all-conference program, with a player from each of the four LSC teams. The head coaches at each LSC member institution vote upon the all-conference honors.
ALL-CONFERENCE SINGLES
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Amy Clifton |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
Sydney, Australia |
|
Alicia Perez |
Tarleton State |
Sr. |
Murcia, Spain |
|
Paula Gutierrez |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
|
Kayla Casey |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Franklin, Texas |
|
Ivana Zecevic |
Tarleton State |
So. |
Rotterdam, Holland |
|
Maria Herrera |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Ibarra, Ecuador |
|
Angie Torres |
Cameron |
So. |
Cali, Columbia |
|
Melanie Barnes |
Tarleton State |
Sr. |
Duncan, Okla. |
ALL-CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAMS
|
School |
Athletes |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Midwestern State |
Kayla Casey |
So. |
Franklin, Texas |
|
|
Taylor Coffman |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Maria Herrera |
So. |
Ibarra, Ecuador |
|
|
Marija Dimitrovska |
So. |
Skopje, Macedonia |
|
Cameron |
Paula Gutierrez |
Fr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
|
|
Florencia Tornero |
Sr. |
Mar Del Plata, Argentina |
|
Midwestern State |
Lauren Pineda |
So. |
Allen, Texas |
|
|
Amy Clifton |
Fr. |
Sydney, Australia |
|
Tarleton State |
Ivana Zecevic |
So. |
Rotterdam, Holland |
|
|
Luiza Adas |
Fr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Alicia Perez, Tarleton State
Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Melanie Barnes, Tarleton State
Freshmen of the Year: Paula Gutierrez, Cameron, and Amy Clifton, Midwestern State
Newcomer of the Year: Angie Torres, Cameron
Coach of the Year: Scott Linn, Midwestern State