Women's Tennis Sees Seven Named to LSC Teams

ARLINGTON, Texas – After winning a share of the Lone Star Conference regular season title, it was no surprise to see several St. Mary's Women's Tennis student-athletes scattered amongst the All-Conference awards. A total of seven Rattlers were honored.
 
"We are very proud of everyone's accomplishments this year," Director of Tennis Bill Macom stated. "We are looking forward to more as the season wraps up."
 
Senior Ashley Penshorn (Montgomery, Texas) became a two-time Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team honoree, as well as a First-Team All-Conference selection for the second time. Penshorn is 16-3 on the spring season with an 8-1 record in league play. She was also named to the Sportsmanship Team
 
Junior Angela Vargas (Del Rio, Texas earned the conference's Newcomer of the Year award, singles second-team honors and honorable mention doubles recognition. Vargas also went 8-1 in league singles play and is 15-3 overall. She and partner Bailey Godwin (San Antonio) were 3-1 in conference play.
 
Joining Penshorn on the all-academic team are seniors Maria Garcia (Valencia, Spain) and Marina Vigil (Gijon, Spain). The Rattlers were awarded three of the six spots on the academic squad.
 
Junior Gabi Ioannou (Melbourne, Australia) earned honorable mention honors in singles play, while she and Vigil were tabbed on the honorable mention doubles team. Ioannou went 7-2 at No. 6 singles against Lone Star opponents and is 12-4 this spring. She and Vigil posted a 6-2 league record at No. 3 doubles and are 11-3 overall.
 
The Lone Star Conference Championship will begin on Thursday, April 28. The Rattlers are seeded second and face DBU in the quarterfinals.
 
2022 LSC WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Dianela Rodriguez, Angelo State
Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Chloe Ruppanner, UAFS
Senior of the Year: Casie Curry, Midwestern State
Newcomer of the Year: Angela Vargas, St. Mary's
Freshman of the Year: Anastasia Uspenskaia, Cameron
Coach of the Year: Josh Cobble, Cameron
 
ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
Player                                 Team                                             Year                    Major                                                       Hometown
Ena Ovcina                       Angelo State                               Grad.                  MBA                                                          Tidaholm, Sweden
Ira Vogelmann                DBU                                                Sr.                        Communications                                 Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Ashley Penshorn           St. Mary's                                    Sr.                        Accounting & Data Analytics         Montgomery, Texas
Maria Garcia                   St. Mary's                                    Sr.                        Business Administration                  Valencia, Spain
Marina Vigil                    St. Mary's                                    Grad.                  Business Administration                  Gijon, Spain
Milou ter Morsche       Texas A&M-Kingsville             So.                       Marketing                                               Goor, Netherlands
 
LSC Women's Tennis Academic Player of the Year: Ena Ovcina, Angelo State
 

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM SINGLES
Name	Team	Year	Hometown
Dianela Rodriguez	Angelo State	Jr.	Mexico City, Mexico
Vasilisa Polunova	Cameron	Jr.	Moscow, Russia
Anastasia Uspenskaia	Cameron	Fr.	Ufa, Russia
Casie Curry	Midwestern State	Sr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Ashley Penshorn	St. Mary's	Sr.	Montgomery, Ala.
Alessa Maier	Texas A&M-Kingsville	So.	Hechingen, Germany
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM DOUBLES
Ena Ovcina	Angelo State	Grad.	Tidaholm, Sweden
Valentina Gonzalez	Angelo State	Grad.	Medellin, Colombia
Anastasia Uspenskaia	Cameron	Fr.	Ufa, Russia
Magda Wawrowska	Cameron	Fr.	Warsaw, Poland
Anda Ghinga	Midwestern State	So.	Arad, Romania
Hannah Yip	Midwestern State	Fr.	Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM SINGLES
Lea Manga	Cameron	So.	Honfleur, France
Caroline Hudson	DBU	So.	Ocean Springs, Mich.
Anda Ghinga	Midwestern State	So.	Arad, Romania
Emilija Visic	Midwestern State	So.	Phoenix, Ariz.
Angela Vargas	St. Mary's	Jr.	Del Rio, Texas
Leony Deutschmann	UT Tyler	Fr.	Berlin, Germany
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM DOUBLES
Ayda Guler	Angelo State	So.	Sydney, Australia
Ramitha Irrinki	Angelo State	Fr.	Round Rock, Texas
Grace Gaskins	DBU	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.
Caroline Hudson	DBU	So.	Ocean Springs, Mich.
Casie Curry	Midwestern State	Sr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Emilija Visic	Midwestern State	So.	Phoenix, Ariz.
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES
Eva Schwartz	Angelo State	Fr.	L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France
Ayda Guler	Angelo State	So.	Sydney, Australia
Ramita Irrinki	Angelo State	Fr.	Round Rock, Texas
Kateryna Rudenko	Cameron	Fr.	Kyiv, Ukraine
Grace Gaskins	DBU	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.
Taylor Leslie	DBU	Sr.	Redington Shores, Fla.
Gabi Ioannou	St. Mary's	Jr.	Melbourne, Australia
Krystal Smith	UT Permian Basin	Jr.	Double Oak, Texas
Brooklyn Ross	UT Tyler	Jr.	Littleton, Colo.
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES
Vasilisa Polunova	Cameron	Jr.	Moscow, Russia
Karolina Glowinska	Cameron	Sr.	Opalenie, Poland
Angela Vargas	St. Mary's	Jr.	Del Rio, Texas
Bailey Godwin	St. Mary's	R-Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
Marina Vigil	St. Mary's	R-Sr.	Gijon, Spain
Gabi Ioannou	St. Mary's	Jr.	Melbourne, Australia
Leony Deutschmann	UT Tyler	Fr.	Berlin, Germany
Kanika Sivaraman	UT Tyler	Fr.	Chennai, India
2022 LSC WOMEN'S TENNIS SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Name	Team	Year	Hometown
Valentina Gonzalez	Angelo State	Grad.	Medellin, Colombia
Kateryna Rudenko	Cameron	Fr.	Kyiv, Ukraine
Grace Gaskins	DBU	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.
Casie Curry	Midwestern State	Sr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Ashley Penshorn	St. Mary's	Sr.	Montgomery, Texas
Maya Donkor	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	McLean, Va.
Chloe Ruppanner	UAFS	Sr.	Amarillo, Texas
Krystal Smith	UT Permian Basin	Jr.	Double Oak, Texas
Leony Deutschmann	UT Tyler	Fr.	Berlin, Germany
Julia Terrazas	Western New Mexico	Jr.	Santa Cruz, Bolivia