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EMU Tennis Has Two Eagles Earn Postseason Honors
4/29/2022 10:00:00 AM | Tennis
Prerna Vichare and Luisa Pelayo both garner their first conference postseason awards
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team saw two student-athletes earn Mid-American Conference postseason honors, announced by the league office Friday, April 29.
Freshman Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-College of Commerce and Economics) was voted onto the All-MAC Second Team, while redshirt senior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) garnered the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award.
Vichare ended her freshman season 10-14 in singles action this spring, playing the majority of her matches at No. 2 (9-12). In doubles, where she played all but one contest with classmate Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava), the Mumbai, India native finished 19-5. The duo played across the three spots, with most of the matches taking place at No. 2.
Earning the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award, Pelayo closed out her collegiate career playing all but two contests at No. 1 singles this season. The redshirt senior was 11-15 overall in a spring season that was highlighted by defeating a two-time All-Big Ten selection in Mary Lewis from Michigan State University, 7-5, 6-4, Feb. 18. The Porto, Portugal native partnered with classmate Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay CIty (Wright State)) tallying an overall record of 11-14, and were 8-9 at No. 2, specifically. Additionally, the pair ended the year on a five-match win streak.
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2022 MAC Women's Tennis All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Co-Coaches of the Year: Max Norris, Ball State // Ricardo Rosas, Miami
Player of the Year: Cassie Alcala, Toledo
Freshman of the Year: Nishitha Saravanan, Miami
Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award: Luisa Pelayo, Eastern Michigan
All-MAC First Team
Masha Polishchuk, Ball State
Ioanna Tsadari, Bowling Green
Brindtha Ramasamy, Miami
Laura Rico, Miami
Cassie Alcala, Toledo
Sloane Teske, Toledo
All-MAC Second Team
Emma Peeler, Ball State
Selina Karg, Bowling Green
Hsin-Yuan Shih, Buffalo
Pia Schwarz, Buffalo
Prerna Vichare, Eastern Michigan
Nishitha Saravanan, Miami
Lindsey Zieglar, Western Michigan
Freshman Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-College of Commerce and Economics) was voted onto the All-MAC Second Team, while redshirt senior Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) garnered the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award.
Vichare ended her freshman season 10-14 in singles action this spring, playing the majority of her matches at No. 2 (9-12). In doubles, where she played all but one contest with classmate Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava), the Mumbai, India native finished 19-5. The duo played across the three spots, with most of the matches taking place at No. 2.
Earning the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award, Pelayo closed out her collegiate career playing all but two contests at No. 1 singles this season. The redshirt senior was 11-15 overall in a spring season that was highlighted by defeating a two-time All-Big Ten selection in Mary Lewis from Michigan State University, 7-5, 6-4, Feb. 18. The Porto, Portugal native partnered with classmate Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay CIty (Wright State)) tallying an overall record of 11-14, and were 8-9 at No. 2, specifically. Additionally, the pair ended the year on a five-match win streak.
Redshirt Luisa Pelayo was also honored with the Leanna Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award! 🏅
— EMU Tennis (@EMUEaglesTennis) April 29, 2022
This marked the first time an Eagle has received the award since 2001. 🦅#EMUEagles | #Explosive pic.twitter.com/g7Z3fe9Nf0
Keep up with everything EMU tennis by visiting EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis), or Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
2022 MAC Women's Tennis All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Co-Coaches of the Year: Max Norris, Ball State // Ricardo Rosas, Miami
Player of the Year: Cassie Alcala, Toledo
Freshman of the Year: Nishitha Saravanan, Miami
Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award: Luisa Pelayo, Eastern Michigan
All-MAC First Team
Masha Polishchuk, Ball State
Ioanna Tsadari, Bowling Green
Brindtha Ramasamy, Miami
Laura Rico, Miami
Cassie Alcala, Toledo
Sloane Teske, Toledo
All-MAC Second Team
Emma Peeler, Ball State
Selina Karg, Bowling Green
Hsin-Yuan Shih, Buffalo
Pia Schwarz, Buffalo
Prerna Vichare, Eastern Michigan
Nishitha Saravanan, Miami
Lindsey Zieglar, Western Michigan
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