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.
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.
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).
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