TEMPE, Ariz. (May 14) – The 2019 ITA NCAA Division III men’s and women’s regional award winners were announced on Tuesday.
The ITA sponsors the following awards: Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year, ITA Assistant Coach of the Year, Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award, ITA Rookie of the Year, ITA Player to Watch, ITA Most Improved Senior, ITA Senior Player of the Year and ITA Community Service Award.
Below are the men’s and women’s regional award winners. The national award winners will be announced on May 20.
Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year
Men
Todd Helbling; University of Mary Washington (Atlantic-South)
Scott Thielke; Kenyon College (Central)
Ben Lamanna; Brandeis University (Northeast)
Geoff Roche; University of Redlands (West)
Women
Jeremy Loomis; Swarthmore College (Atlantic-South)
Jay Tee; University of Chicago (Central)
Mike Fried; Wesleyan University (Northeast)
Dave Schwarz; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West)
ITA Assistant Coach of the Year
Men
Doug Corbett; University of Mary Washington (Atlantic-South)
Andrew Gregory; DePauw University (Central)
Margarita Kotok; University of Rochester (Northeast)
George Rivers; Trinity University (West)
Women
Barbora Krtickova; Emory University (Atlantic-South)
Curt Howard; Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech (Central)
Ben Shapiro; Wesleyan (Northeast)
Nyssa Peele; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West)
Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award
Men
Karel Raska; Drew University (Atlantic-South)
Chase Johnson; Gustavus Adolphus College (Central)
Julian Gordy; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West)
Women
Megan Galle; DePauw University (Central)
Mary Hill; Whitman College (West)
ITA Rookie of the Year
Men
Antonio Mora; Emory University (Atlantic-South)
Ian Yi; Kalamazoo College (Central)
Noah Lilienthal; Wesleyan University (Northeast)
Luke Lemaitre; George Fox University (West)
Women
Danna Taylor; Carnegie Mellon University (Atlantic-South)
Sydney Jackson; Hope College (Central)
Jackie Bukzin; Amherst College (Northeast)
Maria Lyven; Pomona-Pitzer College (West)
ITA Player to Watch
Men
Hayden Cassone; Emory University (Atlantic-South)
Ethan Hillis; Washington University St. Louis (Central)
Andrew Finkelman; Wesleyan University (Northeast)
Jack Katzman; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West)
Women
Defne Olcay; Emory University (Atlantic-South)
Claire Hallock; Hope College (Central)
Heather Boehm; Middlebury College (Northeast)
Rebecca Berger; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West)
ITA Most Improved Senior
Men
Patrick Hughes; University of Mary Washington (Atlantic-South)
Patrick Whaling; Gustavus Adolphus College (Central)
Joshua Quijano; Bates College (Northeast)
Wilson Lambeth; Trinity University (West)
Women
Jamie Vizelman; Carnegie Mellon University (Atlantic-South)
Maggie Sweeney; Kenyon College (Central)
Leah Bush; Williams College (Northeast)
Kana Moriyama; Caltech (West)
ITA Senior Player of the Year
Men
Jonathan Jemison; Emory University (Atlantic-South)
Patrick Whaling; Gustavus Adolphus College (Central)
Grant Urken; Bowdoin College (Northeast)
Wilson Lambeth; Trinity University (West)
Women
Daniela Lopez; Emory University (Atlantic-South)
Lauren O’Malley; John Carroll University (Central)
Victoria Yu; Wesleyan University (Northeast)
Caroline Casper; Pomona-Pitzer College (West)
ITA Community Service Award
Men
Carnegie Mellon University (Atlantic-South)
Case Western Reserve University (Central)
Trinity University (West)
Women
Emory & Henry College (Atlantic-South)
Allegheny College (Central)
Vassar College (Northeast)
Pacific Lutheran University (West)
The NCAA Division III Championships are scheduled for May 20-26 at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.
About the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
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