Saturday, April 16, 2011

DeLAND, Fla. – Top-seeded ETSU won its third Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Tennis Championship title and its second in the last three years with a 4-0 win against the third-seeded and defending champion UNF (15-7) Saturday at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.

A-Sun All-Tournament Team honoree Paula Jaime earned the match-clinching point for the Lady Bucs (15-6) while her doubles partner Karina Kedzo was named A-Sun Tournament Most Valuable Player.

ETSU seized control of the match in doubles, where Jaime and Kedzo dropped Aline Berkenbrock and Simona Weymar 8-3 on Court 1 and the Kelly Holtzhausen/Marlene Wieliczko pair finished off the first Lady Buc point with an 8-6 defeat of UNF’s Melanie Aguirre and Danielle Day on Court 2.

In singles action, Holtzhausen raced past Berkenbrock 6-2, 6-1 at the top of the lineup and Kedzo stopped Weymar 6-1, 6-4 to quickly put ETSU up 3-0 and one point away from revenge against the Ospreys (15-7), who defeated them on the same courts in the 2010 tournament title match. Court 2’s match went to a second-set tiebreaker where Jaime delivered the final blow, knocking off Day 6-2, 7-6 to touch off the ETSU celebration.

ETSU will learn its NCAA Tournament fate during the selection show set for Tuesday, May 3 at 5 p.m. Fans can watch the announcement on NCAA.com.

2011 A-SUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Karina Kedzo – ETSU (MVP)
Kelly Holtzhausen – ETSU
Paula Jaime – ETSU
Danielle Day – UNF
Victoria Krook – UNF
Carolina de los Santos – Stetson

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The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts five of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.