WAC Women’s Tennis Postseason Honors Announced
DENVER – The 2020-21 All-WAC women's tennis teams have been named, following a vote of the WAC's seven head coaches. Grand Canyon's Natasha Puehse headlines the awards, earning WAC Player of the Year honors, while UT Rio Grande Valley's Isabelle Bahr was named WAC Freshman of the Year and Grand Canyon's Gregory Prudhomme earned WAC Coach of the Year honors.
Puehse was named WAC Player of the Year after going 6-0 in conference play at the No. 1 singles position. A first team All-WAC honoree at the No. 1 spot in singles, she was named Player of the Week three times this season for her play in singles action. Puehse boasts a 13-4 record on the year and heads to the WAC Tournament riding a 10-match win streak.
Bahr earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors after going 3-3 in WAC play across the No. 1 and No. 2 positions in singles action.
Prudhomme earned WAC Coach of the Year after leading Grand Canyon to a 6-0 record in conference play. He led the Lopes to a 10-8 overall record and also earned WAC Coach of the Year honors on the men's side.
The complete All-WAC teams are listed below.
First Team All-WAC Singles
No. 1 - Natasha Puehse, Grand Canyon
No. 2 - Emilia Occhipinti, Grand Canyon
No. 3 - Jana Weiss, Grand Canyon
No. 4 - Joely Lomas, Grand Canyon
No. 5 - Celia Vaudiau, Tarleton
No. 6 - Taylor Andersen, Grand Canyon
First Team All-WAC Doubles
No. 1 - Katarina Drazic and Kristina Pukhaeva, Chicago State
No. 2 - Emilia Occhipinti Autum Prudhomme, Grand Canyon
No. 3 - Taylor Andersen and Joely Lomas, Grand Canyon
Second Team All-WAC Singles
Mihaela Codreanu, Tarleton
Autum Prudhomme, Grand Canyon
Harsha Challa, NM State
Martha Makantasi, Tarleton
Sandra Putz, UT Rio Grande Valley
Chloe Gavino, NM State
Second Team All-WAC Doubles
Jemi Aguilar/Martha Makantasi, Tarleton
Natasha Puehse/Jana Weiss, Grand Canyon
Rachel Mellor/Juliana Honczaruk, Dixie State
Player of the Year: Natasha Puehse, Grand Canyon
Freshman of the Year: Isabelle Bahr, UT Rio Grande Valley
Coach of the Year: Gregory Prudhomme, Grand Canyon
All-WAC Honorable Mention
Lea Karren, UT Rio Grande Valley
Katarina Sasaroga, UT Rio Grande Valley
Isabelle Bahr, UT Rio Grande Valley
Sofiya Sedovich, Chicago State
Susana Andres, Chicago State
Valeria Montero, UT Rio Grande Valley
Gavi Kalaga, NM State