Colorado State University Athletics
Neal named all-Mountain West
4/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 23, 2009
By Matt Pucak
Athletic Media Relations
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State junior Laura Neal was honored this week with her inclusion on the 2008-09 women's tennis all-conference team, the Mountain West Conference announced at its championship tournament.
Playing all of her singles matches as the Rams’ No. 1 or No. 2 player, Neal picked up four wins at each position, and went 13-14 overall. She closed the season by winning her last two matches, helping the Rams secure a seventh seed in the MWC championships.
In doubles competition, Neal went 6-6 at the No. 1 position, playing with Lauren Strasburger or Tori Arneson.
The award adds to a growing collection for the Portland, Ore., native, who has been honored as a MWC Scholar Athlete and all-academic MWC in each of her first two seasons at CSU.
New Mexico senior Ola Abou-Zekry collected her first MWC Player of the Year honor after posting a 24-10 record this season, including a 7-1 mark in MWC matches at the No. 1 position. The Cairo, Egypt, native, registered four victories over ranked opponents during the 2008-09 campaign.
BYU's McCall Jones earned MWC Freshman of the Year honors after netting a 20-11 overall record this season, including a 4-3 mark in MWC action at the No. 1 position.
2008-09 Women's Tennis All-MWC Team
Singles
*Kristina Doerr, Jr., BYU
McCall Jones, Fr., BYU
Laura Neal, Jr., Colorado State
*Ola Abou-Zekry, Sr., New Mexico
Mackenzie White, Sr., New Mexico
Holly Bagshaw, Sr., San Diego State
Kayla Duncan, Fr., TCU
*Macall Harkins, Sr., TCU
*Katariina Tuohimaa, So., TCU
Nikol Dimitrova, Sr., UNLV
* Kristina Nedeltcheva, Jr., UNLV
Katy Williams, Sr., UNLV
Anastasia Putilina, Fr., Utah
Erin Monson, Jr., Utah
Sarah Summerfield, Jr., Wyoming
Doubles
McCall Jones/Kristina Doerr, BYU
Megan Price/Elle Carney, BYU
Ola Abou-Zekry/Emma Hayman, New Mexico
Holly Bagshaw/Julia Trunk, San Diego State
Katariina Tuohimaa/Kayla Duncan, TCU
Kristina Nedeltcheva/Katy Williams, UNLV
Erin Monson/Andrea Maughan, Utah
Player of the Year: Elena
Freshman of the Year: Evgenia Kryuchkova, Utah
Coach of the Year: Jeff Hammond, TCU
*notes repeat selection