NEWMAC Women's Tennis All-Conference Team Announced

From a Wellesley College Release

Wellesley, Mass. - The 2002 NEWMAC women's tennis all-conference team was announced today following a vote of league coaches. With three first team singles selections and two first team doubles selections, MIT, the 2002 regular season and conference champion, is the most represented squad on the ballot. Conference championship runner-up Wellesley College had two second team singles selections and one first-team selection while Babson College was represented by two first team singles selections and a first-team and second-team doubles selection.

MIT's Julie Koo (Pepper Pike, Ohio) earned first-team all-conference honors at no. 1 singles as well as first-team doubles honors with teammate Larissa Egloff (San Pedra, Costa Rica). Egloff was also a first-team selection at no. 4 singles. Wellesley's Kirsi Hakkinen (Cincinatti, Ohio) was named first-team all-conference at no. 2 singles, while Babson's Fran Russo (Westerville, Ohio) and Erin Seu (Honolulu, Hawaii) each earned first-team honors at no. 3 and no. 5 singles. Russo was also named the 2002 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year while Smith head coach Christine Davis earned Coach of the Year honors.

First Team
Singles
No. 1 - Julie Koo, MIT
No. 2 - Kirsi Hakkinen, Wellesley
No. 3 - Fran Russo, Babson
No. 4 - Larissa Egloff, MIT
No. 5 - Erin Seu, Babson
No. 6 - Jill Konowich, MIT

Doubles
No. 1 - Koo/Egloff, MIT
No. 2 - Russo/Seu, Babson
No. 3- Caroline Tien/Jaclyn Cichon, MIT

Second Team
Singles
No. 1 - Stephanie Eckhart, Wellesley
No. 2 - Shima Rayej, MIT
No. 3 - Caroline Tien, MIT
No. 4 - Julie Fang, Babson
No. 5 - Esther Handy, Wellesley
No. 6 - Cami Whitney, Smith

Doubles
No. 1 - Daniela Hofer/Fang, Babson
No. 2 - Rayej/Konowich, MIT
No. 3 - Sara Siegal/Sarah Boatwright, Mt. Holyoke

Coach of Year - Christine Davis, Smith
Rookie of the Year - Fran Russo, Babson