Angelo State senior Dianela Rodriguez earned the title of Lone Star Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Year for the second consecutive season as the league announced its annual women’s tennis awards on Wednesday (April 19).
 
Rodriguez, who was also named Senior of the Year, won eight matches in No. 1 singles and seven at No. 3 doubles in conference play to lead the Rambelles to a runner-up finish in the LSC regular season standings (7-2). She won in straight sets against six nationally-ranked conference opponents. Rodriguez is ranked nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in singles (No. 20). She teamed with Letizia Corsini in doubles.
 
DBU graduate student Angela Charles-Alfred was named Newcomer of the Year, while Angelo State’s Letizia Corsini earned Freshman of the Year.
 
Cameron freshman Jenna Goessel was voted Sportsmanship Player of the Year, headlining the LSC Women’s Tennis Sportsmanship Team, which exemplifies outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct while displaying the true spirit of competition and college tennis.
 
Cameron’s Josh Cobble was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year after guiding the Aggies to a second straight conference title.
 
The awards are voted on by the league’s 11 head coaches.
 
 
2023 LSC WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

SPECIAL AWARDS
 
Player of the Year: Dianela Rodriguez, Sr. Angelo State
Senior of the Year: Dianela Rodriguez, Sr., Angelo State
Newcomer of the Year: Angela Charles-Alfred, Gr., DBU
Freshman of the Year: Letizia Corisini, Angelo State
Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Jenna Goessel, Fr., Cameron
Coach of the Year: Josh Cobble, Cameron
 
[Sorted in alphabetical order by school name]

FIRST TEAM SINGLES                                                                              

Name	School	Year	Hometown
Dianela Rodriguez	Angelo State	Sr.	Mexico City, Mexico
Vasilisa Polunova	Cameron	Jr.	Moscow, Russia
Angela Charles-Alfred	DBU	Sr.	Saint-Pierre, Martinique
Angela Vargas	St. Mary’s	Sr.	Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico
Ashley Penshorn	St. Mary’s	Sr.	Montgomery, Texas
Alessia Maier	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	Hechingen, Germany

 
FIRST TEAM DOUBLES               

Angela Charles-Alfred                    DBU                       Sr.                       Saint-Pierre, Martinique

Jenna Payne                                 DBU                       Fr.                       Jonesboro, Arkansas

Sydney Williams                            Midwestern State    So.                      Austin, Texas

Amelia Lawson                              Midwestern State    Sr.                       Wellington, New Zealand

Ashley Penshorn                           St. Mary’s               Sr.                       Montgomery, Texas

Kyndall Quiroz                               St. Mary’s               Jr.                       San Antonio, Texas

 
SECOND TEAM SINGLES            

Letizia Corsini	Angelo State	Fr.	Civitanova Marche, Italy
Kateryna Rudenko	Cameron	So.	Kyiv, Ukraine
Anastasiia Khrustaleva	Lubbock Christian	Sr.	Moscow, Russia
Amelia Lawson	Midwestern State	Sr.	Wellington, New Zealand
Stela Sifuentes	St. Mary’s	Fr.	Eagle Pass, Texas
Violetta Khisamova	UT Tyler	Jr.	Yaroslavl, Russia

                                                                                                                 
SECOND TEAM DOUBLES                                                                        

Eva Schwartz                                Angelo State           Jr.                       L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France

Mieke van Deventer                       Angelo State           So.                      Johannesburg, South Africa

Vasilisa Polunova                          Cameron                Jr.                       Moscow, Russia

Anastasia Uspenskaia                    Cameron                So.                      Ufa, Russia

Allison Schwartz                            UT Tyler                 Fr.                       League City, Texas

Akshaya Suresh                             UT Tyler                 Sr.                       Coimbatore, India

 
HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES                            

Eva Schwartz	Angelo State	Jr.	L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France
Anastasia Uspenskaia	Cameron	So.	Ufa, Russia
Sofia Teran	DBU	Jr.	Zacetacas, Mexico
Isabella Rios	DBU	Fr.	Merida, Mexico
Alice Di Matteo	Midwestern State	Sr.	Palermo, Italy
Tanvikhaa Saravanan	UT Tyler	Jr.	Coimbatore, India
Allison Schwartz	UT Tyler	Fr.	League City, Texas

 
HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES                                                          

Dianela Rodriguez                         Angelo State           Sr.                       Mexico City, Mexico

Letizia Corsini                                Angelo State           Fr.                       Civitanova Marche, Italy

Michelle Trochez                           Lubbock Christian    Fr.                       Tomball, Texas

Axelle Jaquemin                            Lubbock Christian    Fr.                       Sint-Truiden, Belgium

Stela Sifuentes                              St. Mary’s               Fr.                       Eagle Pass, Texas

Gabi Ioannou                                 St. Mary’s               Sr.                       Melbourne, Australia

Violetta Khisamova                        UT Tyler                 Jr.                       Yaroslavl, Russia

Brooklyn Ross                               UT Tyler                 Sr.                       Littleton, Colo.

 
SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM                                                                          
Eva Schwartz, Angelo State
Jenna Goessel, Cameron
Madison Stafford, DBU
Michelle Trochez, Lubbock Christian
Skylar Minns, Midwestern State
Angela Vargas, St. Mary’s
Alessa Maier, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Joanna Potet, UAFS
Lisa Guitton, UT Permian Basin
Brooklyn Ross, UT Tyler
Jenny Larsson, Western New Mexico