FRESNO, Calif. – The Western Athletic Conference 2010 women's tennis award winners, as selected by the league's head coaches, were announced Thursday at the WAC Tennis Tournament banquet with senior
Sophie Kobuch and freshman
Katarina Poljakova each gaining recognition.
Kobuch and Poljakova were named to the all-WAC first team for doubles. Poljakova, a freshman from Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia , teamed with Kobuch to form a formidable doubles team at the No. 1 court. The pair went 13-5 during the regular season, including 5-2 in the WAC, and were particularly hot late, winning 10 of their last 11. Kobuch earned all-WAC doubles for the third straight year and made her initial appearance on the first team.
Kobuch, UH's lone senior, also earned second team honors in singles. The native of Tournefeuille, France, went 15-8 in dual matches, including 6-2 in league play, while playing the No. 1, 2 and 3 positions. She is UH's first three-time all-league performer in singles since Diane Okada (1993-95) accomplished the feat while the Rainbow Wahine competed in the Big West. Kobuch earned first team honors as a sophomore and second team honors the last two years.
Kobuch, Poljakova and the rest of the Rainbow Wahine open WAC Tournament play on Friday, April 30 as the No. 4 seed and will face No. 5 Idaho at 11:00 a.m. PT (8:00 a.m. HT).
2010 WAC Women's Tennis Award Winners
First Team All-WAC Singles
Renata Kucerkova, Fresno State
Lauren Megale, Boise State
Maria Mizyuk, Nevada
Gabriela Niculescu, Idaho
Anastasia Petukhova, Fresno State
Pichittra Thongdach, Boise State
First Team All-WAC Doubles
Lauren Megale/Pichittra Thongdach, Boise State
Gabriela Niculescu/Maria Perevoshchikova, Idaho
Second Team All-WAC Singles
Bianca Jochimsen, Fresno State
Sophia Marks, New Mexico State
Maria Perevoshchikova, Idaho
Vivian ten Dolle, Louisiana Tech
Emma Verberne, Nevada
Second Team All-WAC Doubles
Sophia Marks/Manon Sylvain, Nevada
Maria Mizyuk/Sophie Stevens, Nevada
Laura Pola/Renata Kucerkova, Fresno State
WAC Player of the Year: Pichittra Thongdach, Boise State
WAC Freshman of the Year: Emma Verberne, Nevada
WAC Coach of the Year: Mark Tichenor, Boise State
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