RICHARDSON, Texas – UT Dallas junior
Samantha Wong and Hardin-Simmons freshman
Laurel Coleman highlight the 2022 American Southwest Conference Women's Tennis All-Conference teams and awards as voted on by the head coaches, announced Tuesday.
Wong won the East Division Most Valuable Player after going 11-1 in singles at 12-3 in doubles for the ASC champion Comets. She also qualified for the NCAA Division III Individual Championships in Orlando later this month.
Coleman was the West Division MVP and Newcomer of the Year after going a perfect 5-0 in league play at No. 1 singles and 4-1 in doubles. She also made the All-Conference squad.
In the East, East Texas Baptist’s
Jayde Childress and UTD’s
Elyssa Ducret were selected as the Co-Freshmen of the Year.
Judith Mills from Belhaven was the Newcomer of the Year and LeTourneau’s
Bailey Deatherage and UTD’s
Suzuka Nishino were named the Co-Sportsmanship Athletes of the Year.
UTD’s
Bryan Whitt earned Coach of the Year honors for the fifth time after guiding the Comets to an ASC Championship.
In the West,
Kayla Pena from Concordia Texas earned Freshman of the Year honors. Mary Hardin-Baylor
Brynn Harmsen of Mary Hardin-Baylor,
Landry Laywell from HSU and
Marley Rokas of Sul Ross State were shared the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year award.
HSU’s
Shane Williford earned Coach of the Year for the 10th time in his career after leading the Cowgirls to a West Division regular season title.
2022 ASC WOMEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
All-Conference Team
| Singles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Laurel Coleman |
Fr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
The Woodlands, Texas |
|
Samantha Wong 2 |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Suzuka Nishino 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Coppell, Texas |
|
Lauren Schaeffer 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Abilene, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Priscilla Schimming 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Aledo, Texas |
|
Saumya Vedula 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
McKinney, Texas |
| Flight 4 |
Elyssa Ducret |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Elyssa Ducret |
|
Landry Laywell 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Thorndale, Texas |
| Flight 5 |
Rebecca Jackson 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Austin, Texas |
|
Jonnah Smith |
So. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Wink, Texas |
| Flight 6 |
Skylar Rust |
Fr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Keller, Texas |
|
Megan Zeng |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
|
| Doubles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Elyssa Ducret |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
|
|
Samantha Wong 2 |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Grapevine, Texas |
|
Hannah DeFriend |
So. |
McMurry |
Groesbeck, Texas |
|
Hope Turner 2 |
Jr. |
McMurry |
Wills Point, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Rebecca Jackson 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Austin, Texas |
|
Saumya Vedula 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
McKinney, Texas |
|
Natalia Goodman |
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Killeen, Texas |
|
Kayla Pena |
Fr. |
Concordia Texas |
Rio Grande City, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Suzuka Nishino 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Suzuka Nishino 2 |
|
Megan Zeng |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Megan Zeng |
|
Corrine Hall |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Victoria, Texas |
|
Kylee Mixon |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Hallsville, Texas |
|
Brianne Dumas 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Belton, Texas |
|
Skylar Rust |
Fr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Keller, Texas |
2 – Two-time All-Conference selection
EAST DIVISION AWARDS, ALL-DIVISION TEAMS
Individual Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
Samantha Wong, UT Dallas |
| Co-Freshmen of the Year |
Jayde Childress, East Texas Baptist |
|
Elyssa Ducret, UT Dallas |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Judith Mills, Belhaven |
| Co-Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year |
Bailey Deatherage, LeTourneau |
|
Suzuka Nishino, UT Dallas |
| Coach of the Year |
Bryan Whitt, UT Dallas 5 |
5 – Five-time Coach of the Year
First Team
| Singles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Samantha Wong 2 |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Suzuka Nishino 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Coppell, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Saumya Vedula 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
McKinney, Texas |
| Flight 4 |
Elyssa Ducret |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
|
| Flight 5 |
Rebecca Jackson 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Austin, Texas |
| Flight 6 |
Megan Zeng |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
|
| Doubles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Elyssa Ducret |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
|
|
Samantha Wong 2 |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Rebecca Jackson 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Austin, Texas |
|
Saumya Vedula 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
McKinney, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Suzuka Nishino 2 |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Coppell, Texas |
|
Megan Zeng |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
|
|
Corrine Hall 2 |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Victoria, Texas |
|
Kylee Mixon |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Hallsville, Texas |
Second Team
| Singles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Jayde Childress |
Fr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Gabbi Hammerbach 2 |
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Leander, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Andrea Alvarez |
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Anna, Texas |
| Flight 4 |
Tatum Hatridge |
Fr. |
Ozarks |
Salem, Mo. |
| Flight 5 |
Emma Boulanger |
Fr. |
LeTourneau |
Conroe, Texas |
| Flight 6 |
Faith Kirk 2 |
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Van, Texas |
| Doubles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Jayde Childress |
Fr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
Gabbi Hammerbach 2 |
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Leander, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Bailey Deatherage |
Sr. |
LeTourneau |
Alvarado, Texas |
|
Brandy Weems 2 |
So. |
LeTourneau |
Leander, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Jessica Gayle |
Fr. |
Ozarks |
Angleton, Texas |
|
Yadira Rodriguez |
Fr. |
Ozarks |
Kaufman, Texas |
2 – Two-time All-Division selection
WEST DIVISION AWARDS, ALL-DIVISION TEAMS
Individual Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
Laurel Coleman, Hardin-Simmons |
| Freshman of the Year |
Kayla Pena, Concordia Texas |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Laurel Coleman, Hardin-Simmons |
| Tri-Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year |
Brynn Harmsen, Mary Hardin-Baylor |
|
Landry Laywell, Hardin-Simmons |
|
Marley Rokas, Sul Ross State |
| Coach of the Year |
Shane Williford, Hardin-Simmons 10 |
10 – Ten-time West Division Coach of the Year
First Team
| Singles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Laurel Coleman |
Fr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
The Woodlands, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Lauren Schaeffer 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Abilene, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Priscilla Schimming 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Aledo, Texas |
| Flight 4 |
Landry Laywell 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Thorndale, Texas |
| Flight 5 |
Jonnah Smith |
So. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Wink, Texas |
| Flight 6 |
Skylar Rust |
Fr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Keller, Texas |
| Doubles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Hannah DeFriend 2 |
So. |
McMurry |
Groesbeck, Texas |
|
Hope Turner 2 |
Jr. |
McMurry |
Wills Point, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Natalia Goodman |
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Killeen, Texas |
|
Kayla Pena |
Fr. |
Concordia Texas |
Rio Grande City, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Brianne Dumas 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Belton, Texas |
|
Skylar Rust |
Fr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
|
Second Team
| Singles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Kayla Pena |
Fr. |
Concordia Texas |
Rio Grande City, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Isabella Wiik |
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Katy, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Bridgette Fly |
So. |
McMurry |
Watauga, Texas |
| Flight 4 |
Andrea Smith |
Fr. |
McMurry |
Groesbeck, Texas |
| Flight 5 |
Trinity Klamecki |
So. |
Concordia Texas |
Little Elm, Texas |
| Flight 6 |
McKenzie Carroll |
Fr. |
McMurry |
Groesbeck, Texas |
|
Kaitlin Stevens |
Sr. |
Concordia Texas |
Conroe, Texas |
| Doubles |
|
|
|
|
| Flight 1 |
Laurel Coleman |
Fr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
The Woodlands, Texas |
|
Lauren Schaeffer 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Abilene, Texas |
| Flight 2 |
Priscilla Schimming 2 |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Aledo, Texas |
|
Jonnah Smith |
So. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Wink, Texas |
| Flight 3 |
Claire Austin 2 |
Sr. |
Concordia Texas |
Dallas, Texas |
|
Trinity Klamecki |
So. |
Concordia Texas |
Little Elm, Texas |
|
McKenzie Carroll |
Fr. |
McMurry |
Groesbeck, Texas |
|
Andrea Smith |
Fr. |
McMurry |
Groesbeck, Texas |
2 – Two-time All-West Division selection