April 22, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Vanderbilt’s Catherine Newman and Jackie Wu were among the 24 tennis players named to the 2009 All-SEC teams this week. The selections were chosen by a vote of the leagues coaches.
It marks the third time that Newman has been awarded to the All-SEC team after earning first-team honors as a freshman and second-team accolades last season. The Commodores number one singles player has compiled a 19-15 mark against some of the best players in the country. The Greensboro, N.C. native has posted seven wins over ranked opponents during the 2008-09 season and has been ranked as high as No. 28 in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Wu garnered all-conference honors in her first collegiate campaign after posting an impressive combined 26-9 singles record. The Holmdel, N.J. native is ranked in the top-55 in both singles (No. 57) and doubles (No. 38). Wu recorded an impressive 6-4 record against the SEC while competing at the No. 2 slot for the majority of the dual season. The freshman leads the team in wins over ranked opponents with nine, including a straight set win over 11th-ranked Georgia Rose of Northwestern in the fall.
Tennessee Co-Head Coaches Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick were named SEC Coach of the Year, Arkansas’ Aurelija Miseviciute was named Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year while Georgia’s Chelsey Gullickson was named SEC Freshman of the Year.
Vanderbilt’s Courtney Ulery was honored for her off-the court efforts this week as she was one of 10 student-athletes naed to the 2009 SEC Women’s Tennis Community Service Team. In her four years at VU, Ulery has served on the Vanderbilt Student Athlete Advisory Committee and has been heavily involved in Athletes Against Assault. The Wellington, Fla. native has also volunteered her time at the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.
All-SEC First Team
Aurelija Miseviciute, Arkansas*
Fani Chifchieva, Auburn*
Alex Haney, Auburn
Marrit Boonstra, Florida*
Joanna Mather, Florida
Anastasia Revzina, Florida
Nadja Gilchrist, Georgia
Monika Dancevic, Georgia
Chelsey Gullickson, Georgia
Megan Falcon, LSU*
Kristi Boxx, Ole Miss
Ana Marija Zubori, South Carolina
Caitlin Whoriskey, Tennessee
All-SEC Second Team
Catherine Newman, Vanderbilt
Jackie Wu, Vanderbilt
Tiffany Welcher, Alabama
Ela Kaluder, Arkansas
Anouk Tigu, Arkansas
Jessica Alexander, Florida
Cameron Ellis, Georgia
Yvette Hyndman, Georgia
Naoko Ueshima, Georgia
Karen Nijssen, Ole Miss
Gira Schofield, South Carolina
Samantha Orlin, Tennessee
Natalie Pluskota, Tennessee
Community Service Team
Courtney Ulery, Vanderbilt
*unanimous selection