YORK, Pa. - The entire
starting lineup for the Salisbury University women's tennis team
was selected to one of the two Capital Athletic Conference 2008
all-conference teams. The Sea Gulls also saw their No. 1 and No. 3
doubles teams recognized as well.
Junior Anna Marie Kable and sophomore
Kelly Fahrner, who were both second-team singles
selections a year ago, were honored as All-CAC first team members
this year for their strong play at No. 1 and No. 2 singles,
respectively. Fahrner was the only sophomore on the first team,
dominated by juniors from University of Mary Washington.
The four other singles players for the Sea Gulls were named to
the second team. Junior Hannah Parsons and
sophomore Rachel Iosue claimed their second
consecutive All-CAC second team honors. Junior Robyn
Wendell and sophomore Jackie Burr were
each named to the second team for the first time.
The No. 1 women's doubles team comprised of Burr and Kable
(13-2), who upset the nationally ranked duo from The College of New
Jersey of Christina Contrafatto and Jackie Shtemberg (ranked No. 23
in the country and third in the Northeast region), were named to
the All-CAC first team. The duo received second team honors last
year. Salisbury's other All-CAC doubles selection was Fahrner and
Iosue (10-3), who were recognized for the first time together, as
they landed on the second team.
The SU women's team posted its best wins total in school history
with a 16-5 mark and was second in the conference with a 5-1
record. Salisbury earned a second place finish in the conference
tournament as they were unable to knock off national power Mary
Washington. The good news for the maroon and gold was there was no
senior on this year's roster.
The Eagles swept all three of the major CAC postseason awards
for the third straight year and had every starter at singles and
doubles recognized. St. Mary's (Md.) College was the only
other CAC school to have players recognized as one of its
doubles teams rounded out the first team.
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