Massaro and Gonzalez Sanchez Earn Top honors in All-PSAC Women’s Tennis Awards
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference named its 2021 Women’s Tennis All-PSAC honors Friday. From the East, Athlete of the Year was West Chester University’s Davica Massaro, Noelle Htwar of Millersville University was Freshman of the Year and Matt Helsel of Millersville was Coach of the Year. On the West side, Slippery Rock University’s Adriana Gonzalez Sanchez was Athlete of the Year, Kaeda Tada of Edinboro University was Freshman of the Year and Larry Peterson of Indiana University of Pennsylvania was Coach of the Year.
All-conference teams and major award winners are determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.
The All-PSAC women’s tennis teams consist of two teams from each division, a first and a second, in both singles and doubles play.
West Chester’s Davica Massaro was 6-0 against PSAC East opponents, and with her partner in doubles, Alyssa Skulsky, the pair was 5-1 vs. East opponents and 8-3 overall in doubles position two.
Millersville’s Noelle Htwar was 4-1 in the third singles position and was 5-2 against all PSAC opponents on her way to Freshman of the Year.
Her head coach, Matt Helsel led the Marauders to an 8-4 record overall and 4-1 in league games. Millersville won key matchups in the PSAC tournament under his coaching making the championship match.
For the West, Adrianna Gonzalez Sanchez had an outstanding year. She was 7-0 this season and was undefeated in DII with an 11-0 record. In doubles, she had a ranking of 23rd with an overall record of 10-3 and 9-1 record in DII.
Kaede Tada had a great first year with a record of 6-0 in mandated matches in singles an 8-1 record overall, and was 12-2 between singles and doubles.
For IUP, head coach Larry Peterson was 13-3 overall and undefeated in conference play, including winning 4-1 against SRU and capturing a victory in the PSAC women’s tennis championships.
The full list of all-conference selections is listed below:
All-PSAC East Awards
Athlete of the Year – Davica Massaro, West Chester
Freshman of the Year – Noelle Htwar, Millersville
Coach of the Year – Matt Helsel, Millersville
PSAC EAST WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Singles
| Name |
University |
Cl. |
Hometown / Previous School |
| Tori Alexander |
West Chester |
So. |
Norristown, Pa. / Spring-Ford |
| Taylor Capoferri |
Bloomsburg |
Gr.. |
Lancaster, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg |
| Catherine Maher |
Kutztown |
Jr. |
Shillington, Pa. / Berks Catholic |
| Claudia Makarski |
Kutztown |
So. |
Garfield, N.J. / Paramus Catholic |
| Davica Massaro |
West Chester |
So. |
Medford, N.J. / Shawnee |
| Julie Wallace |
Millersville |
So. |
Union Bridge, Md. / Walkersville |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Tori Alexander / Elaina Lee |
West Chester |
| Jasmine Morris / Kelsey Heckert |
Millersville |
| Julie Wallace / Noelle Htwar |
Millersville |
PSAC EAST WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Singles
| Name |
University |
Cl. |
Hometown / Previous School |
| Elaina Lee |
West Chester |
So. |
Pottstown, Pa. / Owen J. Roberts |
| Maria Ojeda |
Millersville |
So. |
Santiago Del Cali, Colombia / Colegio Americano De Cali |
| Leandra Roelker |
West Chester |
Sr. |
Allentown, Pa. / Salisbury |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Alyssa Skulsky / Davica Massaro |
West Chester |
All-PSAC West Awards
Athlete of the Year – Adriana Gonzalez Sanchez, Slippery Rock
Freshman of the Year – Kaeda Tada, Edinboro
Coach of the Year – Larry Peterson, Indiana (Pa.)
PSAC WEST WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Singles
| Name |
University |
Cl. |
Hometown / Previous School |
| Adriana Gonzalez Sanchez |
Slippery Rock |
Fr. |
Moralzarzal, Spain / Carmen Martin Gaite |
| Katy Graydon |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Fr. |
Sussex, England / Varndean BHASIVC |
| Karolin Kirchtag |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Jr. |
Salzburg, Austria / BG Zaunergasse |
| Lois Page |
Slippery Rock |
So. |
Guisborough, England / Prior Pursglove |
| Kaede Tada |
Edinboro |
Fr. |
Kashiwa, Japan |
| Athina Tsagkaraki |
Mercyhurst |
Sr. |
Siteia, Greece / General Lyceum of Siteia |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Idoia Huerta / Lydia Vlachou |
Indiana (Pa.) |
| Karolin Kirchtag / Katy Graydon |
Indiana (Pa.) |
| Lois Page / Adriana Gonzalez Sanchez |
Slippery Rock |
PSAC WEST WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Singles
| Name |
University |
Cl. |
Hometown / Previous School |
| Gabriela del Val del Toro |
Slippery Rock |
Fr. |
Barcelona, Spain / Coker |
| Idoia Huerta |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Jr. |
Almenara, Spain / St. Mary’s |
| Kaelyn Zak |
Seton Hill |
Gr. |
Lincoln, R.I. / Lincoln |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Janice Theodora / Valentine Budin |
Mercyhurst |
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Mercyhurst University, Millersville University, The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University and West Chester University.