April 22, 2004
FURMAN WOMEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS SOCON AWARDS
CHARLESTON, SC -- The Southern Conference announced the 2004 Men's and Women's All-Conference teams this afternoon. The coaches have also selected the Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year as well as presenting the Sportsmanship Awards.
After notching a perfect 10-0 record in SoCon singles play, College of Charleston's Or Dekel was named the Men's Tennis Player of the Year. ETSU's Yaser Zaatini was named the Coach of the Year after guiding the Bucs to an undefeated mark in SoCon play. ETSU also brought home the Freshman of the Year award after Oscar Posada finished the regular season 18-4, 9-1 in conference action.
On the women's side, Furman's Mary Neill Hagood was tabbed the Women's Player of the Year after sweeping through the conference regular season with a 10-0 record, 14-8 overall. Furman also took home the Freshman of the Year honor with Jacqueline Eckert winning eight of her 10 conference matches. Debbie Southern took home the Coach of the Year award, winning the regular season.
The Sporstmanship awards are named after Southern Conference tennis legends Don Bunch and Buddy Hartsell. The Citadel's John Williams and Davidson's Meggie Patterson were selected for the award for their exemplary sportsmanship on the court and during the season.
Paladin Senior John Chesworth was named to the All-Conference First Team for his performance at No.1 singles. Chesworth went 9-1 in the Southern Conference and tallied a 14-9 overall singles record. Chesworth was also named to the All-Conference First Team along with partner Patrick Fillnow after going 13-7 (8-2 SoCon) at No. 1 doubles.
On the women's side Caroline Bentley teamed up with Jacqueline Eckert for a 12-8 (9-0 SoCon) record at No. 1doubles, which earned them a spot on the All-Conference First Team. Bentley was also named to the All-Conference Second Team for her perfect 9-0 conference record at No. 4 singles. The Lady Paladins two doubles teams of Mary Neill Hagood/Marti Morris and Lisa Bornt-Davis/Shannon Moore were both named to the All-Conference Second Team for their play at No. 2 and 3 doubles.
2004 Men's Tennis All-Conference
First Team Singles
Or Deckel, College of Charleston
Matt Stubbs, The Citadel
Pramote Malasitt, Elon
Oscar Posada, ETSU
Alejandro Salazar, ETSU
John Chesworth, Furman
First Team Doubles
John Chesworth/Patrick Fillnow, Furman
Alejandro Salazar, Oscar Posada, ETSU
Pramote Malasitt/Erick Haase, Elon
Second Team Singles
1. Kent Ball, Wofford
2. Timo Siebert, College of Charleston
3. Diego Iglesias, ETSU
4. Fernando Fiuri, ETSU
5. Moises Serrano, ETSU
6. Felix Insaurralde, ETSU
Second Team Doubles
1. Pieter Viesser/Julio Moran, UNCG
2. Diego Iglesias/Moises Serrano, ETSU
3. Fernando Fiuri/Felix Insaurralde, ETSU
Player of the Year: Or Deckel,
Charleston
Freshman of the Year: Oscar Posada, ETSU
Coach of the Year: Yasar Zaatini, ETSU
Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship: John Williams, The Citadel
2004 Women's Tennis All-Conference
First Team Singles
Rachel Magory, College of Charleston
Gabriela Moreria, College of Charleston
Kelly Fillnow, Davidson
Mary Neill Hagood, Furman
Ellen Rogers, Wofford
Wendy Rohr, Wofford
First Team Doubles
Kelly Fillnow/Megan Fillnow, Davidson
Caroline Bentley/Jacqueline Eckert, Furman
Wendy Rohr/Ellen Rogers, Wofford
Second Team Singles
1. Lindsey Peel, UNC Greensboro
2. Meggie Patterson, Davidson
3. Whitney Malina, College of Charleston
4. Caroline Bentley, Furman
5. Katie Levitt, Davidson
6. Kristen Bowman, Wofford
6. Katherine Hatch, Davidson
Second Team Doubles
1. Catherine Allen/Cynthia Oulevay, UTC
2. Marti Morris/Mary Neill Hagood, Furman
3. Shannon Moore/Lisa Bornt-Davis, Furman
Player of the Year: May Neill
Hagood, Furman
Freshman of the Year: Jacqueline Eckert, Furman
Coach of the Year: Debbie Southern, Furman
Sportsmanship Award: Meggie Patterson, Davidson