Morris and Kirtchtag Highlight PSAC Women’s Tennis All-Conference Teams
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced this year’s 2021-22 Women’s Tennis All-Conference teams Friday. Millersville University’s Jasmine Morris took home top honors in the Eastern Division, and Karolin Kirchtag of Indiana University of Pennsylvania was selected in the Western Division as Athletes of the Year.
All-Conference teams and major award winners are determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.
Over in the East for women’s tennis, Millersville’s Morris was picked as the Athlete of the Year following a big year as the No.1 Singles player for the Marauders. Morris put together a 5-4 record in her last nine singles matches. In Divisional play, she was 3-0 and in doubles play, she was 4-0.
Millersville took home another major award as Chloe Abramowitz was named Freshman of the Year in the East. She found herself playing scattered as the fourth, fifth, and sixth singles player on the roster with a 5-1 record in singles and a 6-0 doubles mark in league play. Overall, she was 6-4 in singles and 7-3 in doubles matches.
Marauders Head Coach Matt Helsel earns Coach of the Year giving Millersville a clean sweep of the Eastern Division major awards. He coached the Marauders to a 15-8 overall record and an undefeated divisional mark of 7-0.
For the western division, there’s a mixed bag of major award winners starting with Western Division Athlete of the Year, Karolin Kirtchtag. The Crimson Hawks’ No. 1 singles player, she helped IUP to a 2022 PSAC Championship and was undefeated throughout the regular season going 6-0 in divisional play and 14-0 against all PSAC opponents.
Freshman of the Year Kayla Dean comes from Mercyhurst. She was the No. 1 singles player for the Lakers as a first year. She was 5-0 in divisional play and 12-2 against all PSAC opponents. Dean and her doubles teammate, Roisin Murphy were 4-2 in divisional play and 6-2 against all PSAC opponents.
The Western Division Coach of the Year is Matt Meredith of Slippery Rock. Meredith led The Rock women’s tennis squat to a 15-7 overall record and a 5-1 mark in PSAC West matches. Slippery Rock made it all the way to the PSAC Championship Match before falling to IUP in the tournament. SRU was also selected to play in the NCAA Regional Tournament beginning Friday at 12 p.m.
In the East, the Millersville had the most all-conference selections, while in the West, IUP led in overall all-conference picks with six.
For the full all-conference squads, see below.
All-PSAC East Women’s Tennis Awards
Athlete of the Year – Jasmine Morris, Millersville
Freshman of the Year – Chloe Abramowitz, Millersville
Coach of the Year – Matt Helsel, Millersville
PSAC EAST WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Singles
| Name |
University |
Cl. |
Hometown / Previous School |
| Noelle Htwar |
Millersville |
So. |
Sykesville, Md. / Liberty |
| Elaina Lee |
West Chester |
Jr. |
Pottstown, Pa. / Owen J. Roberts |
| Davica Massaro |
West Chester |
Jr. |
Medford, N.J. / Shawnee |
| Jasmine Morris |
Millersville |
Sr. |
Collegeville, Pa. / Perkiomen Valley |
| Maria Ojeda |
Millersville |
Jr. |
Santiago de Cali, Colombia / Colegio Americano de Cali |
| Alyssa Skulsky |
West Chester |
Sr. |
Churchville, Pa. / Council Rock South |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Tori Alexander/Davica Massaro |
West Chester |
| Noelle Htwar/Julie Wallace |
Millersville |
| Elaina Lee/Gabi Lerario |
West Chester |
PSAC EAST WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Singles
| Name |
University |
Cl. |
Hometown / Previous School |
| Jenna Sluymer |
Shippensburg |
Sr. |
Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands / Haarlemmermeer Lyceum, Hoofddorp |
| Yuno Oe |
West Chester |
Jr. |
Yokohama, Japan / Nihon University Senior High |
| Julie Wallace |
Millersville |
Jr. |
Union Bridge, MD. / Walkersville High School |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Jasmine Morris/Kelsey Heckert |
Millersville |
All-PSAC West Awards
Athlete of the Year – Karolin Kirchtag, IUP
Freshman of the Year – Kayla Dean, Mercyhurst
Coach of the Year – Matt Meredith, Slippery Rock
PSAC WEST WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Singles
| Name |
University |
Cl. |
Hometown / Previous School |
| Kayla Dean |
Mercyhurst |
Fr. |
Port Saint Lucie, Fla. / Laurel Springs School |
| Adriana Gonzalez Sanchez |
Slippery Rock |
Jr. |
Moralzarzal, Spain / Saint Louis |
| Karolin Kirchtag |
IUP |
Sr. |
Salzburg, Austria / GB Zaunergasse |
| Natasha Munday |
IUP |
Gr. |
Rochester, Great Britain / New Mexico |
| Lois Page |
Slippery Rock |
Jr. |
Guisborough, England / Prior Pursglove |
| Joanna Stralka |
IUP |
Jr. |
Stockholm, Sweden / Hersby Gymnasium |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Karolin Kirchtag/Katy Graydon |
IUP |
| Natasha Munday/Joanna Stralka |
IUP |
| 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 |
So. |
Barcelona, Spain / Coker |
| Naomi Jahr |
Mercyhurst |
Sr. |
Barcelona, Spain / Swiss School of Barcelona |
| Nadja Ostojic |
Mercyhurst |
Jr. |
Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska Gimnazija |
Doubles
| Names |
University |
| Kayla Dean/Roisin Murphy |
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.