Sixteen Student-Athletes Named All-SSC in Women’s Tennis for 2016
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Sixteen student-athletes have been named to the 2016 All-Sunshine State Conference Women's Tennis Team, it was announced Friday. Saint Leo's Natalia Siedliska has been named Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Mike Perez of Lynn was voted Coach of the Year.
Voting for the All-SSC Women's Tennis Team was conducted among the league's women's tennis coaches.
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Siedliska, a freshman from Freigericht, Germany, is awarded SSC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors. Siedliska finished the regular season with a 15-2 singles record, all at the number one position. Her singles play along with her 14-1 overall record in doubles with teammate Anastasia Wagner helped lead the Lions to 20-2 (8-0) record and the conference regular season championship. Siedlieska is the first SSC women's tennis athlete to be named Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in the same season.
Perez earns his league best ninth Coach of the Year honor after leading Lynn's women's team to their 10th SSC tournament title. He and the Fighting Knights head into the NCAA postseason with a 21-3 (6-2) record. Perez was last named SSC Women's Coach of the Year in 2009.
Isabella Robbiani (Saint Leo), Rosie Willig (Lynn), and Petra Jurova (Nova Southeastern) repeat as first team singles members from 2015.
Player of the Year - Natalia Siedliska, Saint Leo
Freshman of the Year - Natalia Siedliska, Saint Leo
Coach of the Year - Mike Perez, Lynn
2016 All-SSC Women's Tennis Team
FIRST TEAM SINGLES
Natalia Siedliska, Saint Leo (Fr.)
Klaudia Boczova, Nova Southeastern (Jr.)
Diana Bogolii, Lynn (Jr.)
Isabella Robbiani*, Saint Leo (Sr.)
Rosie Willig*, Lynn (Jr.)
Petra Jurova*, Nova Southeastern (Sr.)
FIRST TEAM DOUBLES
Natalia Siedliska / Anastasia Wagner, Saint Leo (Fr./Jr.)
Zuza Maciejewska / Emma Onila, Barry (Fr./Sr.)
Rosie Willig / Diana Bogolii, Lynn (Jr./Jr.)
SECOND TEAM SINGLES
Zuza Maciejewska, Barry (Fr.)
Emma Onila^~$, Barry (Sr.)
Marine Beugre-Guyot, Saint Leo (Jr.)
Sonja Larsen*, Barry (So.)
Grace Mpassy, Lynn (So.)
Martina Gledacheva, Lynn (So.)
SECOND TEAM DOUBLES
Klaudia Boczova / Sabrina Kierberg, Nova Southeastern (Sr./Sr.)
Sonja Larsen / Ana Pain, Barry* (So. / Jr.)
Sabrina Kierberg / Petra Jurova, Nova Southeastern (Sr. / Sr.)
Marine Begure-Guyot / Pauline Helgesson, Saint Leo (Jr. / Sr.)
*=2015 All-SSC First Team
^=2015 All-SSC Second Team
~=2014 All-SSC First Team
$=2013 All-SSC Second Team