Philadelphia, Pa. - Holy Family University women's tennis senior
Juliana Victoria (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Nuevo Mundo) was named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Tennis All-Conference first team as voted by the conference's head coaches. The conference office announced this year's award winners at the annual Awards Banquet held at Chestnut Hill College Friday evening.
In addition, freshman
Alina Nersesyan (Yaroslavi, Russia/) was named All-CACC Honorable Mention.
Victoria is earning All-CACC first team honors for the fourth straight season as she continues to add to an already impressive career as the Tigers' top-flight player. Victoria is currently 9-4 overall at first singles and finished conference play with a 6-1 mark. She currently sits fifth all-time in program history with 39 career singles victories.
In doubles play, Victoria teamed with Nersesyan at first doubles as the duo are currently 9-5 overall and wrapped up conference play with a 5-3 record. Victoria recently surpassed former Holy Family standout Liana Lui for the most career doubles victories with 54. Lui compiled 52 wins from 2006-2010.
In her first year of collegiate competition, Nersesyan compiled a 9-5 overall record at number two singles for the Tigers this fall. She concluded conference play with a 5-3 record. She is currently 7-3 in her previous ten matches.
Fourth-seeded Holy Family (9-5, 5-3 CACC) will take on top-seeded Concordia College in the CACC semifinals tomorrow at Chestnut Hill. The Tigers and Clippers begin their match at 10 a.m. with the winner advancing to Sunday's championship final. The other semifinal match will feature No. 2 Goldey-Beacom College and No. 3 Chestnut Hill at 1 p.m.
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2012 All-CACC Women's Tennis Teams
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First Team
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Cl.
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Hometown
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Rocio Cabanillas Moreno, Goldey-Beacom
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Jr.
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Sevilla, Spain
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Luisa Candido, Concordia
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Fr.
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Isabella Espinosa, Philadelphia Univ.
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Jr.
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Quito, Ecuador
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Yuliya Plevako, Concordia #
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Sr.
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Astana, Kazakhstan
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Stephanie Puentes Robinson, Goldey-Beacom #
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So.
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Bogota, Colombia
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Anastasiya Shcherbakova, Chestnut Hill #
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Sr.
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Minsk, Belarus
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Juliana Victoria (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Nuevo Mundo), Holy Family #
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Sr.
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Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Second Team
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Cl.
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Hometown
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Kelly Dennis, Chestnut Hill #
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Jr.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Alla Kravchuk, Concordia
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So.
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Ana Mendes, Concordia ^
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Sr.
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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Maria Parapouras, Chestnut Hill ^
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Sr.
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Victoria, Australia
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Victoria Quang, Univ. of the Sciences
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Fr.
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Forest Hill, Md.
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Blanca Sancho, Goldey-Beacom $
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Sr.
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Zaragoza, Spain
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Honorable Mention
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Cl.
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Hometown
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Clara Catanzano, Concordia ^
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Sr.
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Sete, France
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Alina Nersesyan (Yaroslavi, Russia/), Holy Family
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Fr.
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Yaroslavi, Russia
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# - 2011 All-CACC First Team
^ - 2011 All-CACC Second Team
$ - 2011 All-CACC Honorable Mention
2012 CACC Player of the Year: Stephanie Puentes Robinson, Goldey-Beacom
2012 CACC Rookie of the Year: Luisa Candido, Concordia
2012 CACC Coach of the Year: Neil Tarangioli, Concordia
2012 CACC Team Sportsmanship Award: Georgian Court
2012 CACC Regular Season Champion: Concordia
