ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senior
Elizabeth Way was Nazareth's lone representative on the Empire 8 Conference all-star team for women's tennis. Conference champion Ithaca dominated the selections, which were announced Oct. 28 and assembled through voting by the league's head coaches.
Way, of Gorham, N.Y. and a graduate of Marcus Whitman High School, was selected for her fine singles play this fall. She finished unbeaten at 7-0 in conference singles matches.
Way and fellow senior
Jackeline Martinez also were honorable mention selections for doubles after posting a 4-3 record in Empire 8 Conference matches.
Nazareth completed the fall season with a 5-6 overall record, including a 5-3 mark in E8 matches.
2009 Empire 8 Women's Tennis All-Conference Awards
Player of the Year: Christina Nunez, Ithaca
Rookie of the Year: Christina Nunez, Ithaca
Coach of the Year: Bill Austin, Ithaca
First Team All-Conference Singles
Amanda Berg, jr. RIT
Allyson Kingman, jr. Stevens
Agata Kubik, jr. Ithaca
Christina Nunez, fr. Ithaca
Elena Vahl, jr. St. John Fisher
Elizabeth Way, sr. Nazareth
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Sarah Hollis/Devra Reiman, Ithaca
Christina Nunez/Melissa Nunez, Ithaca
Amanda Berg/Alexis Stanley, RIT
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Brooke Catanzano, fr. Stevens
Melanie Cohen, jr. Ithaca
Griffin Currie, so. Alfred
Nicole Portner, so. Stevens
Kim Post, jr. Hartwick
Holly Seidewand, sr. Alfred
Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Laura Hale/Elena Vahl, St. John Fisher
Brooke Catanzano/Morgan Scalzi, Stevens
Allyson Kingman/Nicole Portner, Stevens
Honorable Mention All-Conference Singles
Katie Barlow, St. John Fisher; Julie Burkett, RIT; Michele Caporali, RIT; Laura Hale, St. John Fisher; Jen Lin, Hartwick; Autumn McLain, Alfred
Honorable Mention All-Conference Doubles
Jen Lin/Kim Post, Hartwick;
Jackeline Martinez/Elizabeth Way, Nazareth
Sportswoman of the Year
Autumn McLain, jr. Alfred
Alia Pyros, sr. Elmira
Betsy Breaznell, sr. Hartwick
Sarah Hollis, sr. Ithaca
Jackeline Martinez, sr. Nazareth
Michele Caporali, jr. RIT
Katie Barlow, sr. St. John Fisher
Allyson Kingman, jr. Stevens
Jen Persio, fr. Utica