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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Ferrum
(540) 365-4306
August 4, 2009
Generals Sweep Women's Tennis
Honors
FERRUM, Va. - Washington and Lee University swept
all three major awards on the 2009 VaSID College Division
Women's Tennis All-State team. Katie Tabb and Eric
Ishida earned Player and Coach of the Year, respectively, for
the second straight year each. The Generals' Ellen
Yeatman earned Rookie of the Year honors. Tabb and
Yeatman are both first-team All-State selections.
2009 VaSID
College Division Women's Tennis All-State Team
Tabb posted a 16-6 overall record at #1 singles and a 20-7
record at #1 doubles. She competed in the NCAA Division
III Tournament, losing in the second round in singles and
falling in the quarterfinals in doubles. She was a
first-team All-ODAC player in both singles and doubles.
Yeatman was 13-6 in singles, mostly in the #2 spot, and 14-4
in doubles. She was the 2009 ODAC Rookie of the Year,
first team All-ODAC at #2 singles and first team at #3
doubles. Yeatman competed in the NCAA Tournament in
singles.
Ishida led the Generals to a 20-5 overall record and a perfect
10-0 ODAC mark. The Generals advanced to the third round
of the NCAA Tournament, reached as high as #2 in the
national rankings and were never ranked lower than #5
nationally.
Joining Tabb and Yeatman on the All-State first team are Imee
Bautista and Megan Crook of Virginia Wesleyan College, Becky
Morse-Karzen of the University of Mary Washington and Maggie
Bai of Hollins University.
Second team All-State honorees include Courtney Goimarac, Kate
Malpelli and Katie Schafer of Mary Washington, Jen Snyder and
Meg Spalitta of Washington and Lee, and Jessica Hill of
Bridgewater College.
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