May 1, 2003
IRVINE, CA-- The Big West Conference announced its 2003 all-league squads on Tuesday. Long Beach State had three players who earned all-conference accolades. Junior Alena Kovalchuk was named first team in singles, Laura Thomas was second team in singles and Lindsey Marvel was honorable mention in singles. The duo of Kovalchuk and Marvel were voted first team all-league in doubles. UCSB's Uzma Khan was selected as the Big West Player of the Year and Cal Poly's Hugh Bream was voted the Coach of the Year.
Khan became the fourth UCSB player to earn conference Player of the Year honors. Khan posted a 24-0 dual record as the No. 1 singles player for the Gauchos this year. She defeated three of the other members of this year's All-Big West first team in head-to-head competition five times, beating Tereza Simonyan (CSUN) and Danielle Hustedt (Cal Poly) twice and LBSU's Kovalchuk once.
Bream led Cal Poly to its first Big West women's tennis title this season. The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 20-6 record, which includes victories over ranked opponents in Arkansas, Long Beach State, UCSB and CS Northridge. Cal Poly will compete in the NCAA Championships on May 9 when they take on #31-ranked Georgia Tech in first round action.
FIRST TEAM SINGLES
Tiffany Chang, UC Irvine
Marielle Gruenig, UCSB
Danielle Hustedt, Cal Poly
Uzma Khan, UCSB
Alena Kovalchuk, LBSU
Tereza Simonyan, CS Northridge
Samantha Waller, Cal Poly
SECOND TEAM SINGLES
Anna Bentzer, UC Irvine
Michelle Beyronneau, UC Riverside
Jenny Bowman, UC Irvine
Katharina Heil, Pacific
Rani Setiawaati, CS Northridge
Laura Thomas, LBSU
HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES
Inga Chilingaryan, CS Northridge
Barbora Kudilkova, Idaho
Lindsey Marvel, LBSU
Andrea Pintar, UCSB
Caroline Pollock, Utah State
Chelsey Thompson, Cal Poly
FIRST TEAM DOUBLES
Khan/Gruenig, UCSB
Chang/Bowman, UC Irvine
Simonyan/Setiawati, CS Northridge
Kovalchuk/Marvel, LBSU
SECOND TEAM DOUBLES
Hustedt/Romm, Cal Poly
Heil/Hizo, Pacific
Beyronneau/Cross, UC Riveside
Galido/Waller, Cal Poly
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Uzma Kahn, UCSB
COACH OF THE YEAR: Hugh Bream, Cal Poly
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