2009 ITA Regional Award Winners for NCAA Division I Tennis
Note: Please use "Intercollegiate Tennis Association" or "ITA" in the title of the awards for press releases, bios, etc. These awards are not administered by the "NCAA". Appropriate wording is something similar to "ITA Senior Player of the Year for NCAA Division I tennis." Award descriptions are located at the bottom of the page.
| MEN'S AWARD WINNERS |
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| Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year | ||
| Northeast | Scott Wilkins | Boston College |
| Mideast Mideast |
Mait DuBois Brian Boland |
UNC Wilmington (co-winner) University of Virginia (co-winner) |
| Southeast | Sam Winterbotham | University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
| Midwest | Brian Etzkin | Cleveland State |
| Central | James Wadley | Oklahoma State University |
| South Central | Matt Knoll | Baylor University |
| Mountain | Don Ball | New Mexico State |
| West At-Large |
Tad Berkowitz Ty Tucker |
University of Arizona Ohio State University |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | ||
| Northeast | John Moreland | Navy |
| Mideast | Tony Bresky | University of Virginia |
| Southeast | Cedric Kauffmann | University of Kentucky |
| Midwest | Chris Drake | Northwestern University |
| Central | Yevgen Bondarchuk | Oklahoma State University |
| South Central | Bob McKinley | Texas A&M University |
| Mountain | Carlos Vargas | New Mexico State |
| West At-Large |
Nick Carless Kyle Spencer |
Pepperdine Baylor University |
| ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship | ||
| Northeast | Chris Clayton | Harvard |
| Mideast | Jay Weinacker | NC State |
| Southeast | Jamie Hunt | University of Georgia |
| Midwest | Jared Miller | Toledo |
| Central | Blake Strode | University of Arkansas |
| South Central | Christoph Muller | Rice University |
| Mountain | Graeme Kassautzki | New Mexico |
| West | Omar Altmann | Pepperdine |
| Farnsworth/ITA Senior Player of the Year | ||
| Northeast | Chris Clayton | Harvard |
| Mideast | Cory Parr | Wake Forest |
| Southeast | Bruno Agostonelli | University of Kentucky |
| Midwest | Bryan Koniecko | Ohio State |
| Central | Arnau Brugues | University of Tulsa |
| South Central | Conor Pollock | Texas A&M University |
| Mountain | Johnny Parkes | New Mexico |
| West | Thong Tu | University of San Francisco |
| ITA Rookie Player of the Year | ||
| Northeast | Akash Muppidi | Boston College |
| Mideast | Jaime Pulgar | North Carolina State University |
| Southeast | Devin Britton | University of Mississippi |
| Midwest | Dennis Nevolo | University of Illinois |
| Central | Christopher Aumueller | University of Nebraska |
| South Central | Raony Carvalho | Texas Tech University |
| Mountain | James Meredith | Boise State |
| West | Bradley Klahn | Stanford |
| ITA Player to Watch | ||
| Northeast | Alexei Chijoff-Evans | Harvard |
| Mideast | Guillermo Gomez | Georgia Tech |
| Southeast | Saketh Myneni | University of Alabama |
| Midwest | Roy Kalmanovich | University of Illinois |
| Central | Oleksandr Nedovyesov | Oklahoma State University |
| South Central | Austin Krajicek | Texas A&M University |
| Mountain | Jim Brouleau | New Mexico State |
| West | Pedro Zerbini | California |
| ITA National Men's Team Indoor All-Tournament Team Singles No. 1 – Robert Farah, USC No. 2 – Sanam Singh, Virginia No. 3 – Steven Moneke, Ohio State No. 4 – Ryan Thacher, Stanford No. 5 – Richard Wire, Stanford No. 6 – Drew Courtney, Virginia Doubles No. 1 – Singh/Barrick, Virginia No. 2 – Inglot/Shabaz, Virginia No. 3 – Garrapiz/Bernstein, Georgia WOMEN'S AWARD WINNERS |
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| Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year | ||
| East | Paul Wardlaw | Brown University |
| Southeast | Angelo Anastopoulo | College of Charleston |
| South | Jenny Mainz | Alabama |
| Midwest | Mark Ardizzone | DePaul University |
| Central | Dean Orford | University of Tulsa |
| Southwest | Tony Minnis | LSU |
| Northwest | Jill Hultquist | Washington |
| West At-Large |
Richard Gallien Jeff Wallace |
USC University of Georgia |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | ||
| East | Alexandra Arlak | Rutgers |
| Southeast | Katarina Petrovic | University of South Carolina |
| South | Oliver Foreman | Florida State University |
| Midwest | Dave Emery | University of Illinois |
| Central | Jeroen Joling | University of Arkansas |
| Southwest | Colin Foster | TCU |
| Northwest | Damon Coupe | Washington |
| West | West Nott | USC |
| ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship | ||
| East | Pamela Duran | University of Richmond |
| Southeast | Tara Byrne | East Tennessee State University |
| South | Shelley Godwin | University of Alabama |
| Midwest | Dunja Antunovic | DePaul University |
| Central | Mackenzie White | University of New Mexico |
| Southwest | Macall Harkins | TCU |
| Northwest | TDB | |
| West | Danielle Steinberg | University of Arizona |
| ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship | ||
| East | Smaranda Stan | Buffalo |
| Southeast | Austin Smith | University of North Carolina |
| South | Lauren Macfarlane | Florida State University |
| Midwest | Kerstin Pahl | Western Michigan University |
| Central | Klaudia Wlodarczyk | Boise State University |
| Southwest | Sarah Lancaster | Texas |
| Northwest | Ekaterina Kamendova | Washington State |
| West | Erynne Oki | UC Riverside |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | ||
| East | Beier Ko | Harvard University |
| Southeast | Laura Gioia | Furman University |
| South | Alex Haney | Auburn University |
| Midwest | Georgia Rose | Northwestern University |
| Midwest | Kelcy Tefft | University of Notre Dame |
| Central | Ela Kaluder | University of Arkansas |
| Southwest | Megan Falcon | LSU |
| Northwest | Melanie Gloria | Fresno State |
| West | Amanda Fink | USC |
| ITA Rookie Player of the Year | ||
| East | Lauren McHale | Princeton |
| Southeast | Mallory Cecil | Duke |
| South | Chelsey Gullickson | University of Georgia |
| Midwest | Sonja Molnar | University of Iowa |
| Central | Mary Weatherholt | University of Nebraska |
| Southwest | Marta Lesniak | SMU |
| Northwest | Jana Juricova | California |
| West | Natasha Marks | Arizona |
| ITA Player to Watch | ||
| East | Molly Scott | Dartmouth College |
| Southeast | Josipa Bek | Clemson University |
| South | Julia Cohen | University of Miami |
| Midwest | Kristy Frilling | University of Notre Dame |
| Central | Pichitta Thongdach | Boise State University |
| Southwest | Jelena Stanivuk | Baylor University |
| Northwest | Mari Andersson | California |
| West | Kelcy McKenna |
Arizona State |
ITA National Women's Team Indoors
All-Tournament Team
Singles
No. 1 – Chelsey Gullickson, Georgia (MOP)
No. 2 – Ellah Nze, Duke
No. 3 – Mari Andersson, California
No. 4 – Claire Ilcinkas, California
No. 5 – Naoko Ueshima, Georgia
No. 6 – Shannon Matthews, Notre Dame
Doubles
No. 1 – Georgia Rose/Lauren Lui, Northwestern
No. 2 – Maria Mosolova/Keri Robison, Northwestern
No. 3 – Samantha Murray/Elena Chernyakova, Northwestern
Award descriptions
The ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship goes to a player who has exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.
The ITA Player to Watch Award goes to a player who has an outstanding season and is expected to perform at a high level the rest of his or her career. This award’s criteria also includes a player’s sportsmanship and character.
The Rafael Osuna Award goes to a men's player who displays sportsmanship, character, excellent academics, and has had outstanding tennis accomplishments.
The John Van Nostrand Memorial Award is a stipend that goes to an outstanding senior men's player who plans to pursue a professional career after college.
The Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship goes to a women’s player who displays inspiring dedication and commitment to her team, which has enhanced her team’s performance and exemplified the spirit of college tennis.
* - Osuna and Van Nostrand Award nominees are not regional award winners, but rather nominees put forth by their respective regional committees for the national award consideration.