WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State's
Casie Curry earned Lone Star Conference Senior of the Year honors to headline the Mustangs' contingent receiving postseason honors as released Wednesday morning.
Curry also garnered first-team singles accolades, was second-team in doubles along with
Emilija Visic, and was named to the LSC Sportsmanship Team.
The Wichita Falls native enjoyed a stellar singles campaign working her way up the order going 10-2 at No. 4 and 4-2 at No. 3 closing the regular season by winning four of five matches at the No. 2 position.
Curry combined to post a 20-3 overall mark in doubles play this spring including an 18-2 run with Visic as the duo worked their way to a No. 38 ranking in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association doubles' rankings.
Curry posted a combined record of 38-8 this season moving up to 12th on MSU's all-time combined wins list with 110.
Sophomore
Anda Ghinga and
Hannah Yip combined to earn All-LSC first-team honors in doubles rolling to a 19-2 record playing primarily at the No. 1 position. The duo carries a No. 24 ITA national doubles ranking into the postseason.
Ghinga also gained second-team All-LSC honors in singles after posting a 15-10 mark playing at the No. 1 position, while Visic also garnered second-team singles honors rolling to an impressive 18-2 mark playing primarily at flights No. 4 (5-1) and No. 5 (12-1).
Midwestern State opens the semifinal round of the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament play Thursday afternoon against Texas A&M-Kingsville. First serve at the Arlington Tennis Center is set for noon.
2022 Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Postseason Honors
Special Recognition
Player of the Year: Dianela Rodriguez, Angelo State
Academic Player of the Year: Ena Ovcina, Angelo State
Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Chloe Ruppanner, UAFS
Senior of the Year: Casie Curry, Midwestern State
Newcomer of the Year: Angela Vargas, St. Mary's
Freshman of the Year: Anastasia Uspenskaia, Cameron
Coach of the Year: Josh Cobble, Cameron
First Team Singles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Dianela Rodriguez |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Ufa, Russia |
| Casie Curry |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Alessa Maier |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Hechingen, Germany |
First Team Doubles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Ena Ovcina |
Angelo State |
Gr. |
Tidaholm, Sweden |
| Valentina Gonzalez |
Angelo State |
Gr. |
Medellin, Colombia |
| Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Ufa, Russia |
| Magda Wawrowska |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Warsaw, Poland |
| Anda Ghinga |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Arad, Romania |
| Hannah Yip |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
Ipoh, Malaysia |
Second Team Singles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Lea Manga |
Cameron |
So. |
Honfleur, France |
| Caroline Hudson |
Dallas Baptist |
So. |
Ocean Springs, Mich. |
| Anda Ghinga |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Arad, Romania |
| Emilija Visic |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Angela Vargas |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Del Rio, Texas |
| Leony Deutschmann |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Berlin, Germany |
Second Team Doubles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Ayra Guler |
Angelo State |
So. |
Sydney, Australia |
| Ramita Irrinki |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Grace Gaskins |
Dallas Baptist |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
| Caroline Hudson |
Dallas Baptist |
So. |
Ocean Springs, Mich. |
| Casie Curry |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Emilija Visic |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
Honorable Mention Singles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Eva Schwartz |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France |
| Ayda Guler |
Angelo State |
So. |
Sydney, Australia |
| Ramita Irrinki |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Kateryna Rudenko |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Grace Gaskins |
Dallas Baptist |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
| Taylor Leslie |
Dallas Baptist |
Sr. |
Redington Shores, Fla. |
| Gabi Ioannou |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Krystal Smith |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Double Oak, Texas |
| Brooklyn Ross |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Littleton, Colo. |
Honorable Mention Doubles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Karolina Glowinska |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Opalenie, Poland |
| Angela Vargas |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Del Rio, Texas |
| Bailey Goodwin |
St. Mary's |
Fr-RS |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Marina Vigil |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Gijon, Spain |
| Gabi Ioannou |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Leony Deutschmann |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Berlin, Germany |
| Kanika Sivaraman |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Chennai, India |
Sportsmanship Team
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Valentina Gonzalez |
Angelo State |
Gr. |
Medellin, Colombia |
| Kateryna Rudenko |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Grace Gaskins |
Dallas Baptist |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
| Casie Curry |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Maya Donkor |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
McLean, Va. |
| Chloe Ruppanner |
UAFS |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Krystal Smith |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Double Oak, Texas |
| Leony Deutschmann |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Berlin, Germany |
| Julia Terrazas |
Western New Mexico |
Jr. |
Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
LSC All-Academic Team
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Major |
Hometown |
| Ena Ovcina |
Angelo State |
Gr. |
Masters of Business Administration |
Tidaholm, Sweden |
| Ira Vogelmann |
Dallas Baptist |
Sr. |
Communications |
Baden-Wuttemberg, Germany |
| Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Accounting & Data Analytics |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Maria Garcia |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Valencia, Spain |
| Marina Vigil |
St. Mary's |
Gr. |
Masters of Business Administration |
Gijon, Spain |
| Milou ter Morsche |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Marketing |
Goor, Netherlands |
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