Senior Renee Demianew (Athena, OR) was awarded the 2008-2009 Arthur Ashe Award (central region district) by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The award is presented to a male and female tennis player who best demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship as well as perform in the classroom and in their community. Demianew finished the season 23-7 at number 3 singles and 22-5 at number 2 doubles with freshman, Mandie Divino.
Freshman Kaitlan Sera (Lahaina, HI) was selected Rookie of the Year for the central region. She posted a 26-3 singles record (No. 4) and teamed with twin sister, Kelleen, at number 3 doubles, finishing 21-5 overall.
Head Coach Dan MacDonald was named Central Region Coach of the Year. MacDonald led the men’s and women’s teams to NCAA Division II regional tournaments. The women’s team won the RMAC regular season and hosted the regional tournament three-team pod. MacDonald was named RMAC Women’s Coach of the Year.
AWARD Arthur Ashe (Women)
EAST Andrea Hollot, Bentley University
ATLANTIC Laura Sulllivan, Bloomsburg University
SOUTHEAST Amanda Bartlett, Carson-Newman College
SOUTH Natalia Ramos, Florida Institute of Technology
MIDWEST Megan Farley, University of Indianapolis
CENTRAL Renee Demianew, Mesa State College
SOUTH CENTRAL Chrissie Cooper, Tarleton State University
WEST Ina Dan, University of California-San Diego
AWARD Rookie Player (Women)
EAST Kara Murphy, Bentley University
ATLANTIC Alina Stanila, California University of Pennsylvania
SOUTHEAST Sona Novakova, Armstrong Atlantic State University
SOUTH Caroline Wendling, Barry University
MIDWEST Katia Bon, Drury University
CENTRAL Kaitlan Sera, Mesa State College
SOUTH CENTRAL Audrey Tompkins, St. Edwards University
WEST Yuan Jia, Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Division II Women AWARD Coach of the Year (Women)
EAST Alex Wong, Bentley University
ATLANTIC Shari Reed, University of Charleston
SOUTHEAST Simon Earnshaw, Armstrong Atlantic State University
SOUTH Mike Perez, Lynn University
MIDWEST Zane Colestock, Northwest University
CENTRAL Dan MacDonald, Mesa State College
SOUTH CENTRAL Russell Sterns, St. Edward's University
WEST Liz LaPlante, University of California-San Diego