Angelo State’s Dianela Rodriguez was named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year as the league announced its annual women’s tennis awards on Wednesday.
Rodriguez was one of 11 women to receive first-team accolades, including teammates Ena Ovcina and Valentina Gonzalez, Cameron’s Anastasia Uspenskaia, Vasilisa Polunova and Magda Wawrowska, Midwestern State’s Casie Curry, Anda Ghinga and Hannah Yip, St. Mary’s Ashley Penshorn and Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Alessa Maier.
MSU’s Curry claimed the Senior of the Year award, while StMU junior Angela Vargas was accorded Newcomer of the Year recognition. CU’s Uspenskaia was distinguished as the Freshman of the Year and Aggies’ head coach Josh Cobble took home Coach of the Year honors for the first time in women’s tennis.
Ten players were also recognized on the LSC Sportsmanship Team, headlined by UAFS’ Chloe Ruppanner, who was honored as the Sportsmanship Player of the Year. The team was selected by a vote of the league’s head coaches, who nominated players from each LSC team that “exemplify outstanding sportsmanship, character, and ethical conduct, while displaying the true spirit of competition and college tennis.”
In total, 29 players collected all-conference recognition, with LSC co-champions ASU and CU earning a league-high eight selections each. StMU and MSU had seven honorees, followed by DBU with five and UT Tyler with four.
LSC WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
| SPECIAL AWARDS |
| Player of the Year: Dianela Rodriguez, Angelo State |
| Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Chloe Ruppanner, UAFS |
| Senior of the Year: Casie Curry, Midwestern State |
| Newcomer of the Year: Angela Vargas, St. Mary's |
| Freshman of the Year: Anastasia Uspenskaia, Cameron |
| Coach of the Year: Josh Cobble, Cameron |
| ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM SINGLES |
| Name |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Dianela Rodriguez |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Ufa, Russia |
| Casie Curry |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Ala. |
| Alessa Maier |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Hechingen, Germany |
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| ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM DOUBLES |
| Ena Ovcina |
Angelo State |
Grad. |
Tidaholm, Sweden |
| Valentina Gonzalez |
Angelo State |
Grad. |
Medellin, Colombia |
| Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Ufa, Russia |
| Magda Wawrowska |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Warsaw, Poland |
| Anda Ghinga |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Arad, Romania |
| Hannah Yip |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM SINGLES |
| Lea Manga |
Cameron |
So. |
Honfleur, France |
| Caroline Hudson |
DBU |
So. |
Ocean Springs, Mich. |
| Anda Ghinga |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Arad, Romania |
| Emilija Visic |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Angela Vargas |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Del Rio, Texas |
| Leony Deutschmann |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Berlin, Germany |
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| ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM DOUBLES |
| Ayda Guler |
Angelo State |
So. |
Sydney, Australia |
| Ramitha Irrinki |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Grace Gaskins |
DBU |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
| Caroline Hudson |
DBU |
So. |
Ocean Springs, Mich. |
| Casie Curry |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Emilija Visic |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
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| ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES |
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| Eva Schwartz |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France |
| Ayda Guler |
Angelo State |
So. |
Sydney, Australia |
| Ramitha Irrinki |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Kateryna Rudenko |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Grace Gaskins |
DBU |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
| Taylor Leslie |
DBU |
Sr. |
Redington Shores, Fla. |
| Gabi Ioannou |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Krystal Smith |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Double Oak, Texas |
| Brooklyn Ross |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Littleton, Colo. |
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| ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES |
| Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Karolina Glowinska |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Opalenie, Poland |
| Angela Vargas |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Del Rio, Texas |
| Bailey Godwin |
St. Mary's |
R-Fr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Marina Vigil |
St. Mary's |
R-Sr. |
Gijon, Spain |
| Gabi Ioannou |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Leony Deutschmann |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Berlin, Germany |
| Kanika Sivaraman |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Chennai, India |
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| 2022 LSC WOMEN'S TENNIS SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM |
| Name |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Valentina Gonzalez |
Angelo State |
Grad. |
Medellin, Colombia |
| Kateryna Rudenko |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Grace Gaskins |
DBU |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
| Casie Curry |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Maya Donkor |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
McLean, Va. |
| Chloe Ruppanner |
UAFS |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Krystal Smith |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Double Oak, Texas |
| Leony Deutschmann |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Berlin, Germany |
| Julia Terrazas |
Western New Mexico |
Jr. |
Santa Cruz, Bolivia |