2012 Women’s Tennis All-Americans Announced
May 20, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2012 Women's Tennis All-Americans. Players were selected by the All-America committee. The list of honorees includes 16 student-athletes on each of the first and second teams, plus 22 honorable mentions.
National champion Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) and semifinalist Fresno Pacific (Calif.) tied for the most All-Americans with four apiece. The Warhawks boasted a trio of First Team selections – Ana Veselinovic, Jade Curtis and Tiffany William – to top all schools. Veselinovic and Curtis also took first team honors last season after Auburn Montgomery won the 2011 national title. Veselinovic earned the Marvin P. Richmond Outstanding Player award at the conclusion of Saturday’s title match.
Other repeat First Team All-Americans include Azusa Pacific’s (Calif.) Natalie McNall, Embry-Riddle’s (Fla.) Yi Ching Chen, Fresno Pacific’s Marie Boura, Lindsey Wilson’s (Ky.) Trina Slapeka, Oklahoma Christian’s Hermon Brhane and Lucie Sipkova and Vanguard’s (Calif.) Gabriella Bergmanova.
All-Americans by class:
Senior: 15
Junior: 5
Sophomore: 8
Freshman: 4
| First Team | |||
| Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| Ana Veselinovic | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | Sr. | Herceg-Novi, Montenegro |
| Jade Curtis | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | So. | Saltash, England |
| Tiffany William | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | Fr. | London, England |
| Natalie McNall | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Sr. | Pasadena, Calif. |
| Lyn See Choo | Brenau (Ga.) | Sr. | Malaysia |
| Bettina Radke | Concordia (Calif.) | Sr. | Herzberg am Harz, Germany |
| Jordan Kimura | Concordia (Calif.) | Sr. | Laguna Niguel, Calif. |
| Yi Ching Chen | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Sr. | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Rocio Frej Vitalle | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Sr. | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Marie Boura | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | Jr. | Vendome, France |
| Katarena Paliivets | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | Fr. | Miami, Fla. |
| Dominika Jasova | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | So. | Kosice, Slovakia |
| Trina Slapeka | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Sr. | Jurmala, Latvia |
| Hermon Brhane | Oklahoma Christian | So. | Dreieich, Germany |
| Lucie Sipkova | Oklahoma Christian | So. | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Candice Laurent | Shorter (Ga.) | Sr. | Villeneuve Loubet, France |
| Gabriella Bergmanova | Vanguard (Calif.) | Sr. | Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic |
| Second Team | |||
| Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| Morgane Zowczak | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | Jr. | Yutz, France |
| Leah Hoffee | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Sr. | Tualatin, Ore. |
| Emily Harris | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | So. | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Ekaterina Kamendova | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Sr. | Moscow, Russia |
| Yumiko Justin | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | Sr. | Noumea, New Caledonia |
| Erika Januskova | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | Jr. | Ottawa, Canada |
| Rachael Heiniger | Indiana Wesleyan | So. | Munster, Ind. |
| Dorothy Chong | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Jr. | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Paola Costa | Oklahoma Baptist | Sr. | Brasilia, Brazil |
| Theresa Schmaus | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | So. | Morbach, Germany |
| Masha Andrianova | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Fr. | Yarolsavl, Russia |
| Germania Bedon | Taylor (Ind.) | Sr. | Ibarra, Ecuador |
| Maja Vuzem | William Carey (Miss.) | Jr. | Kornwestheim, Germany |
| Carola Orna | William Carey (Miss.) | Fr. | Verona, Italy |
| Kourtney Howell | Xavier (La.) | So. | Cypress, Texas |
| Honorable Mention | |||
| Name | School | ||
| Kveta Hajkova | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | ||
| Katie Malotte | Bethel (Kan.) | ||
| Megan Charity | Campbellsville (Ky.) | ||
| Neesha Thirumalaichelvam | Cumberlands (Ky.) | ||
| Denisse Favela | Davenport (Mich.) | ||
| Diana Favela | Davenport (Mich.) | ||
| Kristina Marova | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | ||
| Josefine Strom | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | ||
| Amy Grossklag | Evangel (Mo.) | ||
| Anna Mikhaylova | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | ||
| Andrea Meyering | Indiana Wesleyan | ||
| Diana Gerlakh | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | ||
| Slavica Milanovic | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | ||
| Laura Vergara | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | ||
| Paloma Cortina | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | ||
| Elanqua Griffin | Missouri Valley | ||
| Frankie Eszes | Northwestern (Iowa) | ||
| Marta Contel Miranzo | Oklahoma Christian | ||
| Andreea Constantinescu | Oklahoma Christian | ||
| Maryfer Abreu Roman | Oklahoma Christian | ||
| Gabriela Carrilo | Oklahoma Christian | ||
| Magdalena Bresson | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
