Aggie tennis players receive Lone Star Conference honors

Hitrec named men's Freshman of the Year

RICHARDSON, Texas (May 12) - Six members of the Cameron University men's and women's tennis teams have earned all-conference honors in the Lone Star Conference, according to a release by conference officials. Aggie men's players Ivor Hitrec, Oscar Guerra and Alex Furlan, along with women's players Carolina Vera-Vera, Madeley Ameerali and Taylor Ivie, each were recognized for their efforts during the 2003-04 season.

Hitrec, a freshman from Gardigiano, Italy, was named the LSC men's tennis Freshman of the Year while earning first team all-conference honors in both singles and doubles. Hitrec posted a 15-8 singles record this season and teamed with Guerra for an 18-7 doubles mark. Guerra, a junior from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, earned first team all-conference honors in doubles along with Hitrec and was named to the all-conference second team in singles after going 16-8 in singles play this season.

Furlan, a first team all-conference selection in both singles and doubles last season, was a second team honoree in singles this season. The junior from Motta di Livenza, Italy, posted 11 singles victories during the season, helping the Cameron men to their 10th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division II regional tournament and their second straight trip to the LSC title match under head coach James Helvey.

Vera-Vera earned first team all-conference honors for the first time in singles. The sophomore from Paramaribo, Suriname, who was named the 2003 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Rookie of the Year, reached the quarterfinals of the ITA/Omni Hotels Central Regional Championships in the fall and posted an overall singles record of 10-15 this season while playing at the No. 1 position for the Lady Aggies.

Ameerali, a senior from Paramaribo, Suriname, and Ivie, a junior from Corsicana, Texas, earned second team all-conference honors in doubles. The duo finished the season ranked 17th in the nation and had a doubles record of 16-10. Ivie also posted a 20-4 singles mark for the Lady Aggies this season, playing primarily in the No. 6 position. Ameerali was 19-4 in singles play.

Both Cameron teams were ranked as high as No. 32 in the nation this season. For a complete listing of the men's and women's All-Lone Star Conference tennis teams, visit the LSC online at www.lonestarconference.org.

 

2004 All-Lone Star Conference Tennis Awards
Women's Singles - First Team					Men's Singles - First Team
Colleen Reynolds	Abilene Christian	So.	Mansfiled, Texas		Casper Steenkamp	Abilene Christian	So.	Cape Town, South Africa
Holly McKee	Northeastern State	So.	Melbourne, Australia		Ivor Hitrec	Cameron	Fr.	Gardigiano, Italy
Alicia Cummings	Tarleton State	So.	San Saba, Texas		Gregg le Sueur	Central Oklahoma	Sr.	Cape Town, South Africa
Frida Arlegard	Midwestern State	Jr.	Stockholm, Sweden		Gene Ligeon	Midwestern State	So.	Paramaribo, Suriname
Summer Beasley	Abilene Christian	Jr.	Weatherford, Texas		Jason Ray	Abilene Christian	Jr.	Colleyville, Texas
Carolina Vera-Vera	Cameron	So.	Paramaribo, Suriname		Brett Emerson	Midwestern State	Fr.	Canberra, Australia
Women's Doubles - First Team					Men's Doubles - First Team
Colleen Reynolds	Abilene Christian	So.	Mansfield, Texas		Casper Steenkamp	Abilene Christian	So.	Cape Town, South Africa
Rachel Taylor	Abilene Christian	Jr.	Richland, Wash.		Jason Ray	Abilene Christian	Jr.	Colleyville, Texas
Holly McKee	Northeastern State	So.	Melbourne, Australia		Gregg le Sueur	Central Oklahoma	Sr.	Cape Town, South Africa
Berit Itschert	Northeastern State	Jr.	Melbourne, Australia		Mouhcine Guettabi	Central Oklahoma	Sr.	Rabat, Morocco
Lauren Barzilla	Tarleton State	So.	College Station, Texas		Ivor Hitrec	Cameron	Fr.	Gardigiano, Italy
Rosa Diaz-Guzman	Tarleton State	So.	Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain		Oscar Guerra	Cameron	Jr.	Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Women's Special Awards					Men's Special Awards
Player of the Year: Colleen Reynolds, Abilene Christian					Player of the Year: Casper Steenkamp, Abilene Christian
Freshman of the Year: Simona Stoica, Northeastern State					Freshman of the Year: Ivor Hitrec, Cameron
Coach of the Year: Hutton Jones, Abilene Christian					Coach of the Year: Charlie Hibbard, East Central