NCAA Division I Regional Award Winners

2008 ITA Award Winners

Men's Award Winners
Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year  
Northeast Dave Fish Harvard University
Mideast Brian Boland University of Virginia
Southeast Billy Chadwick University of Mississippi
Midwest Ty Tucker Ohio State University
Central Vince Westbrook University of Tulsa
South Central Tim Siegel Texas Tech University
Mountain Alan Dils University of New Mexico
West Billy Martin UCLA

   
ITA Assistant Coach of the Year  
Northeast Dan Holman Penn State University
Mideast Jimmy Borendame Virginia Tech
Southeast Chris Woodruff University of Tennessee
Midwest Sean Maymi University of Michigan
Central Darin Phelan University of Arkansas
South Central Ricardo Rubio University of Texas
Mountain Loren Dils University of New Mexico
West Brett Masi University of Southern California

   
ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship
Northeast Eddie Kang U.S. Military Academy
Mideast Jay Weinacker North Carolina State University
Southeast Kevin Dessauer Louisiana State University
Midwest Sheeva Parbhu University of Notre Dame
Central Blake Strode University of Arkansas
South Central Lars Poerschke Baylor University
Mountain Kyle McDonald Montana State University
West Kaes Van't Hof University of Southern California

   
Farnsworth/ITA Senior Player of the Year  
Northeast Michael James Penn State University
Mideast Somdev Devvarman University of Virginia
Southeast Travis Helgeson University of Georgia
Midwest Ryan Rowe University of Illinois
Central Dalibor Pavic Drake University
South Central Lars Poerschke Baylor University
Mountain Adam Holmstrom University of Denver
West Kaes Van't Hof University of Southern California

   
ITA Rookie Player of the Year  
Northeast Eddie Bourchier Penn State University
Mideast Guillermo Gomez Georgia Tech
Southeast John-Patrick Smith University of Tennessee
Midwest Austen Childs University of Louisville
Central Victor Kolik University of Tulsa
South Central Bruno Rosa Rice University
Mountain Andrey Potapkin University of Idaho
West Alex Clayton Stanford University

   
ITA Player to Watch  
Northeast George Carpeni Princeton University
Mideast Jean-Yves Aubone Florida State University
Southeast Daniel Vallverdu University of Miami (FL)
Midwest Bryan Koniecko Ohio State University
Central Oleksandr Nedovyesov Oklahoma State University
South Central Denes Lukacs Baylor University
Mountain Clancy Shields Boise State University
West Robert Farah University of Southern California

ITA National Men's Team Indoor
All-Tournament Team

Singles
No. 1 - Somdev Devvarman, Virginia (MOP)
No. 2 – Steven Moneke, Ohio State
No. 3 – Robbye Poole, Mississippi
No. 4 – Sanam Singh, Virginia
No. 5 – Matt Allare, Ohio State
No. 6 – Drew Eberly, Ohio State

Doubles

No. 1 – Devvarman/Huey, Virginia
No. 2 – Eberly/Kronauge, Ohio State
No. 3 – Dean/Look, UCLA


Women's Award Winners
 

   
Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year  
East Kevin Epley College of William & Mary
Southeast Jaime Ashworth Duke University
South Jeff Wallace University of Georgia
Midwest Claire Pollard Northwestern University
Central Michael Hegarty University of Arkansas
Southwest Joey Scrivano Baylor University
Northwest Lele Forood Stanford University
West Sheila McInerney Arizona State University

   
ITA Assistant Coach of the Year  
East Paula Miller Quinnipiac University
Southeast Darrell Jernigan Clemson University
South Frank Polito University of Georgia
Midwest Ryan Tomlinson Western Michigan University
Central Ruthann Allen University of Utah
Southwest Colin Foster Texas Christian University
Northwest Sara Morenc UC-Davis
West Josh Goffi      Arizona State University
 At-Large            Dave Mullins
 Northwestern

   
ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship
East Katrina Elder-Bush Rutgers University
Southeast Amanda Taylor Vanderbilt University
South Kristi Miller Georgia Tech
Midwest Erin Jobe University of Wisconsin
Central Torrie Browning Wichita State University
Southwest Tiffany Clifford Texas A&M University
Northwest Ekaterina Burduli Washington State University
West Elizabeth Lumpkin UCLA

   
ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship
East JJ Larson Virginia Tech
Southeast Volha (Olya) Batsula East Tennessee State University
South Whitney McCray Georgia Tech
Midwest Dunja Antunovic DePaul University
Central Julia Bauregger University of Denver
Southwest Staten Spencer Louisiana State University
Northwest Tara Simpson University of Washington
West Esther Cadua San Diego State University

   
ITA Senior Player of the Year  
East Andreea Novaceanu University at Buffalo
Southeast Amanda Taylor Vanderbilt University
South Kristi Miller Georgia Tech
Midwest Brook Buck University of Notre Dame
Central Anatasia Surkova  Brigham Young University
Southwest Zuzana Zemenova Baylor University
Northwest Susie Babos University of California
West Riza Zalameda UCLA

   
ITA Rookie Player of the Year  
East Bianca Aboubakare Brown University
Southeast Ellah Nze Duke University
South Julia Cohen University of Florida
Midwest Maria Mosolova Northwestern University
Central Ana Maria Constantinescu University of Oklahoma
Southwest Taylor Ormond Baylor University
Northwest Hilary Barte Stanford University
West Kelcy McKenna Arizona State University

   
ITA Player to Watch  
East Kellie Schmitt Marshall University
Southeast Sanaz Marand University of North Carolina
South Fani Chifchieva Auburn University
Midwest Maria Mosolova Northwestern University
Central Mallory Voelker University of Denver
Southwest Nina Munch-Soegaard Texas Christian University
Northwest Venise Chan University of Washington
West Gabriela Niculescu University of Southern California


ITA National Women's Team Indoor
All-Tournament Team

Singles
No. 1 - Kristi Miller, Georgia Tech
No. 2 – Georgia Rose, Northwestern
No. 3 – Michaela Kissell, Miami (FL)
No. 4 – Celia Durkin, Stanford
No. 5 – Kirsten Flower, Georgia Tech (MOP)
No. 6 – Suzie Matzenaur, Northwestern

Doubles

No. 1 – Flower/Miller, Georgia Tech
No. 2 – Deason/Nguyen, Stanford
No. 3 – Hickey/Striplin, Georgia Tech


Note: Please use "Intercollegiate Tennis Association" or "ITA" in the title of the awards for press releases, bios, etc. These awards are not administered by the "NCAA."
Appropriate wording is something similar to "ITA Senior Player of the Year for NCAA Division I tennis."


Award descriptions:
The ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship goes to a player who has exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements. The ITA Player to Watch Award goes to a player who has an outstanding season and is expected to perform at a high level the rest of his or her career. This award’s criteria also includes a player’s sportsmanship and character. The Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship goes to a women’s player who displays inspiring dedication and commitment to her team, which has enhanced her team’s performance and exemplified the spirit of college tennis. Osuna and Van Nostrand Award nominees are not regional award winners, but rather nominees put forth by their respective regional committees for the national award consideration.

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