KANSAS CITY, MO. – Juniors
Renee Verboven and
Natalia Carvalhais of the University of Missouri-St. Louis women's tennis team have been named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team. The league office announced the 2015 All-GLVC team at the Tennis Championship banquet on Thursday night.
Verboven, who also earned All-GLVC honors as a freshman, is 13-3 overall, including 10-2 at No. 2, and went 6-0 in GLVC play. In doubles, Verboven is 10-14, but finished 4-2 in GLVC matches, including 4-1 with
Annie Hays. The duo sports a 6-2 record at No. 3 doubles.
Carvalhais owns a team-best 17-7 singles record, playing mostly at No. 3, where she is 10-3. She went 5-1 in GLVC matches and enters the league tournament on a six-match win streak. In doubles, she is 14-10, including 9-3 with senior
Leanne Cantalupo. The duo went 5-1 in GLVC play and is 7-2 at No. 2 doubles.
The 2015 GLVC Tennis Championships are being held in Kansas City, Mo. The Tritons finished regular season play with a 9-7 record and completed GLVC play with a 5-1 mark to secure the West Division No. 2 seed. UMSL will meet Bellarmine, the No. 3 seed in East Division on Friday at 9 a.m. in quarterfinal round action.
2015 ALL-GLVC WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDSEvann Waschuk, Sr., Bellarmine
Hadeil Ali, So., Drury
Stephanie Monsch, Sr., Drury
Lara Muller, So., Drury
Jane Carter, Fr., Illinois Springfield
STEPHANIE HIRSCH, So., Indianapolis
Florence Renard, Fr., Indianapolis
Ana Banic, So., Lewis
Eleonora Mindiyarova, Fr., Lewis
Megan Nguyen, Jr., Lewis
Puck Vlaskamp, So., Maryville
Sammy Siegel, Sr., McKendree
Natalia Carvalhais-Silva, Jr., Missouri-St. Louis
Renee Verboven, Jr., Missouri-St. Louis
Amy Kuhle, So., Quincy
Emma Schelble, So., Rockhurst
2015 GLVC Player of the Year: Stephanie Hirsch, So., Indianapolis
2015 GLVC Freshman of the Year: Jane Carter, Fr., Illinois Springfield
2015 GLVC Coach of the Year: Winner of Tournament UNANIMOUS SELECTION