April 19, 2002

RICHMOND, VA - Old Dominion University sophomore Nataly Cahana (Qiriat Bialik, Israel) and Virginia Commonwealth University senior Andrea Ondrisova (Bratislava, Slovakia) have been selected as the 2002 Colonial Athletic Association Co-Players of the Year in a vote of the league's head coaches.

Others receiving top honors from the conference include William and Mary's Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) as the CAA Rookie of the Year and William and Mary's Brian Kalbas as the CAA Coach of the Year.

Cahana is ranked 10th nationally in singles and 45th nationally in doubles in the latest Omni Collegiate Tennis Rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. As Old Dominion's number one seed, she posted a singles' record of 32-6 this season and reached the quarterfinals of the National Indoors. Cahana and teammate Ana Radeljevic (Zagreb, Croatia) formed the Monarchs' number one doubles squad. In 2001, Cahana was the CAA's Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Tournament Outstanding Performer.

Ondrisova is ranked 31st nationally in singles and 23rd nationally in doubles in the latest Omni Collegiate Tennis Rankings. Despite missing the fall season due to a wrist injury, Ondrisova posted a 15-0 record in spring dual meets, playing at both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Eight of her victories have been over ranked players, including a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Cahana. In doubles, Ondrisova teamed with Martina Nedelkova (Piestany, Slovakia) to post a 12-3 mark.

Fuchs is ranked 84th nationally in singles in her rookie season at William and Mary, recording an impressive 14-5 mark at the No. 2 position. Four of her victories this season were over ranked opponents and all but one of her losses were to players ranked in the top 60. Fuchs and teammate Jessyca Arthur (Klamath Falls, OR) posted a 16-4 mark as the Tribe's top doubles team and are ranked 22nd nationally.

Kalbas guided William and Mary to a 15-7 overall record and a perfect 3-0 mark in CAA action. The Tribe, which is ranked 14th in the latest Collegiate Tennis Rankings, posted nine victories over teams ranked in the top 75 this season. It is the fourth time that Kalbas as been selected as CAA Coach of the Year.

The awards were presented Thursday night prior to the quarterfinals of the 2002 CAA Women's Tennis Championship, which resumes Friday at VCU's Thalhimer Tennis Center. The tournament is part of the 2002 CAA/Pioneer Spring Sports Festival.

2002 ALL-CAA WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM

First Team

Singles:

Nataly Cahana, Old Dominion			So.	Qiriat Bialik, Israel
Andrea Ondrisova, Virginia Commonwealth		Sr.	Bratislava, Slovakia
Jessyca Arthur, William and Mary		Sr.	Klamath Falls, OR (Klamath Union)
Lara van Rooyen, Old Dominion			So.	Pretoria, South Africa
Martina Nedelkova, Virginia Commonwealth	Sr.	Piestany, Slovakia
Candice Fuchs, William and Mary			Fr.	Sarasota, FL (Pendleton)


Doubles:
Nataly Cahana, Old Dominion			So.	Qiriat Bialik, Israel
Ana Radeljevic, Old Dominion			Sr.	Zagreb, Croatia

Andrea Ondrisova, Virginia Commonwealth		Sr.	Bratislava, Slovakia
Martina Nedelkova, Virginia Commonwealth	Sr.	Piestany, Slovakia

Jessyca Arthur, William and Mary		Sr.	Klamath Falls, OR (Klamath Union)
Candice Fuchs, William and Mary			Fr.	Sarasota, FL (Pendleton)

Silvia Urickova, Virginia Commonwealth		So.	Trnava, Slovakia
Barbora Zahnova, Virginia Commonwealth		So.	Trnava, Slovakia



Second Team


Singles:
Delphine Troch, William and Mary		Sr.	Brussels, Belgium
Silvia Urickova, Virginia Commonwealth		So.	Trnava, Slovakia
Ana Radeljevic, Old Dominion			Sr.	Zagreb, Croatia
Mily Kannarkat, Old Dominion			Sr.	Virginia Beach, VA (First Colonial)
Elly Giese, Delaware				Sr.	Washington, D.C. (National Cathedral)
Margie Zesinger, James Madison			So.	Erie, PA (McDowell)



Doubles
Kathleen Bowles, UNC Wilmington			Sr.	Midlothian, VA (North Buncombe)
Mandy Bullard, UNC Wilmington			Sr.	Wilmington, NC (Terry Sanford)

Kari Olsen, William and Mary			Jr.	San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines)
Amy Wei, William and Mary			Fr.	Marietta, GA (New Braunfels)



2002 CAA CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:		Nataly Cahana, Old Dominion

						Andrea Ondrisova, Virginia Commonwealth

2002 CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:		Candice Fuchs, William and Mary


2002 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR:			Brian Kalbas, William and Mary