The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has revealed the 2023 Women's Tennis Major Award winners and All-MAAC Teams, voted on by the league's seven head coaches.
Siena Women's Tennis garnered three All-MAAC awards with freshman
Madeline De Faber-Schumacher and the duo of
Emma Boggiali and
Laia Giralt being named as First Team selections to the singles #6 position and the doubles #3 position.
De Faber-Schumacher, a native of Phoenixville, PA, made an immediate impact on the Saints by running a record of 19-3 in singles play including a mark of 5-1 in conference play. The product of Laurel Springs High School also was named the MAAC Player of the Week on March 1, helping the Siena Women's Tennis team reach the postseason for a seventh consecutive season.
Boggiali, a junior from Rome, Italy teamed with Giralt, a sophomore from Sant Cugat, Spain, to earn a unanimous selection at the First Team #3 doubles spot after going an undefeated 6-0 in conference play. The duo went 15-10 overall in doubles play for the season.
Meagan Brown and
Alexa Wilson were named to the All-MAAC Second Team for the #1 doubles spot. Brown, a native of Elk River, MN and Wilson, who hails from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, collected a record of 17-9 overall and went 5-1 in conference play.
Wilson was a two-time MAAC Player of the Week honoree, winning the award on March 8 and 22.
Brown also won the award on two occasions, taking home the honor on February 22 as well as March 29.
The full list of major awards winners and All-MAAC Teams are below.
| 2023 Women's Tennis Major Awards |
| Awards |
Player |
School |
| Player of the Year |
Victoria Papadopoulou* |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Rookie of the Year |
Victoria Papadopoulou |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Coach of the Year |
Paula Miller |
Quinnipiac |
| All-MAAC First Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Victoria Papadopoulou* |
Fr. |
#1 Singles |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Alessia Truden* |
Sr. |
#2 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Kamilla Nella |
Gr. |
#3 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Vera Sekerina |
1Y |
#4 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Aina March* |
Gr. |
#5 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Madeline De Faber-Schumacher |
Fr. |
#6 Singles |
Siena |
| Paulina Bakaite/Sarah Liu* |
Gr./Fr. |
#1 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| Francesca Karman/Lize-Alet Morkel |
Sr./Gr. |
#2 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| Emma Boggiali/Laia Giralt* |
Jr./So. |
#3 Doubles |
Siena |
| All-MAAC Second Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Claire Koscielski |
Sr. |
#1 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Lize-Alet Morkel |
Gr. |
#2 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Sarah Liu |
Fr. |
#3 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Katarina Plumtree |
Jr. |
#4 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Jordan Bradley |
Sr. |
#5 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Nikole Lisovyy |
1Y |
#6 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Meagan Brown/Alexa Wilson |
5Y/Jr. |
#1 Doubles |
Siena |
| Jordan Bradley/Nikole Lisovyy |
Sr./1Y |
#2 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
| Claire Koscielski/Vera Sekerina |
Sr./1Y |
#3 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
*Denote Unanimous Selection
The 2023 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships will take place on April 22 and 23 at Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. This will be the 11
th consecutive championship held at Mercer County Park Tennis Center dating back to the 2012 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships. For all information regarding the 2023 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships, please visit
maacsports.com/tennis.
A total of 39 student-athletes were named to the 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women's Tennis All-Academic Team, announced by the league office today.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Siena earned six selections including juniors
Emma Boggiali (Business) and
Shelby Madeiros (Psychology), fifth-year
Meagan Brown (Biology), sophomores
Jade Gautier (Marketing) and
Laia Giralt (Data Science), and senior
Maanya Viswanath (Psychology).
| First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Class |
Major |
| Paulina |
Bakaite |
Fairfield |
Gr. |
Marketing Analytics & Strategy (M.S.) |
| Laina |
Campos |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Nursing |
| Scarlett |
Hutchinson |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Francesca |
Karman |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| Aina |
March |
Fairfield |
Gr. |
Management of Technology (M.S.) |
| Katarina |
Plumtree |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Lucie |
Tuttle |
Fairfield |
So. |
Public Relations |
| Jane |
Bockman |
Marist |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Deana |
Giambo |
Marist |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Andriana |
Zaphiris |
Marist |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Ellen |
Zureick |
Marist |
So. |
Athletic Training |
| Ana |
Alvarez-Storni |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Business & Economics |
| Adriana |
Barney |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Business |
| Stephanie |
Huseby |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Shirley |
Liang |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Criminal & Justice Sociology |
| Caroline |
Lynch |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Criminal & Justice Sociology |
| Riya |
Mathur |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Business |
| Ryan |
McCarthy |
Mount St. Mary's |
So. |
Sport Management |
| Amber |
Policare |
Mount St. Mary's |
Gr. |
Master of Science in Health Administration |
| Jaida |
Borg |
Niagara |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Erika |
Gonzalez |
Niagara |
Sr. |
Management |
| Madigan |
Humiston |
Niagara |
Sr. |
ADSS |
| Coral |
Rodriguez |
Niagara |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Emma |
Shea |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Mercedes |
Velasco |
Niagara |
So. |
Marketing |
| Jordan |
Bradley |
Quinnipiac |
Gr. |
Advanced Medical Imaging and Leadership |
| Claire |
Koscielski |
Quinnipiac |
Sr. |
Health Science Studies |
| Alexandra |
Luehrman |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Law in Society |
| Kamilla |
Nella |
Quinnipiac |
Gr. |
Business Analytics |
| Alessia |
Truden |
Quinnipiac |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Andie |
Williams |
Quinnipiac |
Gr. |
MBA |
| Agnese |
Ceccarelli |
Rider |
Jr. |
Mathematics/Actuarial Science |
| Leila |
Koster |
Rider |
Jr. |
International Business/Health Care Management |
| Emma |
Boggiali |
Siena |
Jr. |
Business |
| Meagan |
Brown |
Siena |
5th Yr. |
Biology |
| Jade |
Gautier |
Siena |
So. |
Marketing |
| Laia |
Giralt |
Siena |
So. |
Data Science |
| Shelby |
Madeiros |
Siena |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Maanya |
Viswanath |
Siena |
Sr. |
Psychology |