GOLDEY-BEACOM'S STEPHANIE FUENTES ROBINSON REPEATS AS CACC WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Posted: Oct 19, 2012

GOLDEY-BEACOM'S STEPHANIE FUENTES ROBINSON REPEATS AS CACC WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (October 19, 2012) – Goldey-Beacom College sophomore Stephanie Puentes Robinson (Bogota, Colombia) has been named as the 2012 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, it was announced at the CACC's annual Awards Banquet held at Chestnut Hill College on Friday evening.

Concordia College freshman Luisa Candido (Boca Raton, Fla.) was honored as the CACC Rookie of the Year, while Concordia head coach Neil Tarangioli was recognized as the CACC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year.

Puentes Robinson led the Lightning to an 11-2 record, including a 7-1 mark in the CACC, and the No. 2 seed for the CACC Championship. Playing as the Lightning's No. 1 singles player, Robinson has posted a 14-2 record and went undefeated in CACC matches with a 7-0 record.

In addition, she reached the semifinals of the 'A' Singles draw at the ITA Division II East Regional Championships in September.

As a doubles player, Puentes Robinson has earned an 11-4 record this season, including a 6-0 mark at number one doubles with Sancho.

Puentes Robinson, who was honored as the ITA East Region Rookie of the Year last season, has posted a 26-5 career singles record and an 18-11 career mark in doubles matches. With 26 career singles victories, she ranks fifth in school history entering the CACC Championship.

Candido played as the No. 1/No. 2 seed for the Clippers in singles and doubles for the majority of the season and posted a record of 7-1 in singles and 6-1 in doubles action during her rookie campaign.  She rebounded after dropping her first collegiate singles by ripping of seven straight wins to close out the regular season.

Tarangioli was named the CACC Coach of the Year after guiding the Clippers to a perfect 8-0 conference mark and the program's fourth straight regular season title.

Joining Puentes Robinson and Candido on the 2012 All-CACC Women's Tennis Team were Rocio Cabanillas Moreno (Goldey-Beacom), Isabella Espinosa (Philadelphia), Yuliya Plevako (Concordia), Anastasiya Scherbakova (Chestnut Hill) and Juliana Victoria (Holy Family).

The All-CACC Second Team consisted of Kelly Dennis (Chestnut Hill), Maria Parapouras (Chestnut Hill), Alla Kravchuk (Concordia), Ana Mendes (Concordia), Bianca Sancho (Goldey-Beacom) and Victoria Quang (University of the Sciences).


2012 All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Teams

First Team

Cl.

Hometown

Rocio Cabanillas Moreno, Goldey-Beacom

Jr.

Sevilla, Spain

Luisa Candido, Concordia

Fr.

Boca Raton, Fla.

Isabella Espinosa, Philadelphia Univ.

Jr.

Quito, Ecuador

Yuliya Plevako, Concordia #

Sr.

Astana, Kazakhstan

Stephanie Puentes Robinson, Goldey-Beacom #

So.

Bogota, Colombia

Anastasiya Shcherbakova, Chestnut Hill #

Sr.

Minsk, Belarus

Juliana Victoria, Holy Family #

Sr.

Guayaquil, Ecuador



Second Team

Cl.

Hometown

Kelly Dennis, Chestnut Hill #

Jr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Alla Kravchuk, Concordia

So.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Ana Mendes, Concordia ^

Sr.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Maria Parapouras, Chestnut Hill ^

Sr.

Victoria, Australia

Victoria Quang, Univ. of the Sciences

Fr.

Forest Hill, Md.

Blanca Sancho, Goldey-Beacom $

Sr.

Zaragoza, Spain



Honorable Mention

Cl.

Hometown

Clara Catanzano, Concordia ^

Sr.

Sete, France

Alina Nersesyan, Holy Family

Fr.

Yaroslavi, Russia

# - 2011 All-CACC First Team
^ - 2011 All-CACC Second Team
$ - 2011 All-CACC Honorable Mention
 
2012 CACC Player of the Year: Stephanie Puentes Robinson, Goldey-Beacom
2012 CACC Rookie of the Year: Luisa Candido, Concordia
2012 CACC Coach of the Year: Neil Tarangioli, Concordia
2012 CACC Team Sportsmanship Award: Georgian Court
2012 CACC Regular Season Champion: Concordia