LARAMIE, Wyo. (April 26, 2017) – Four members of the Wyoming Cowgirl tennis team, Dorottya Jonas, Elisa Koonik, Magdalena Stencel and Tessa Van Der Ploeg, were recognized on Wednesday as the Mountain West announced the 2017 All-Conference Team. The MW awards are selected by the league’s 11 head coaches.
Koonik and van Der Ploeg were selected to the All-Conference Doubles team for the first time in their careers, while Jonas and Stencel were named All-Conference in singles play. It’s the third time for Stencel being chosen in singles and the second such honor for Jonas. It’s the ninth straight year that the Cowgirl Tennis program has been recognized in either singles or doubles.
Jonas, a senior from Gyal, Hungary, has posted a 19-11 overall record and a 15-4 mark this spring at the number two singles position. She went 4-1 in league action and ranks second all-time in singles wins with 78.
Stencel is currently 13-10 overall record, going 11-5 mark in dual play. A junior from Sopot, Poland, she finished with a 3-2 mark in MW action.
“For Dorottya to win another Mountain West award is a tremendous honor,” head coach Dean Clower said. “She has been a pillar in our line-up for the past four years and the conference is recognizing this by giving her this award. Magdalena is a three-time recipient playin gat the one spot in one of the top conferences is no small task. Her overall athleticism and determination are the biggest reason she has risen to one of the top players in the conference.”
Sophomores Koonik and van Der Ploeg have an overall doubles mark of 19-7 and 12-3 during the spring. The duo went undefeated in MW play finishing with a 5-0 record.
“Tessa and Elisa are one of the best doubles teams to ever play at UW. The reason they have gotten to this point is not only their athleticism but hours put in on the court. They all deserve every accolade they receive.”
The Cowgirls, who are seeded fourth, open up the 2017 MW Tournament against the fifth-seeded Nevada Wolf Pack. The match is set for Friday beginning at 11 a.m. MT at the Fertitta Tennis Complex in Las Vegas.
2016-17 Women’s Tennis All-Mountain West Team
SINGLES
*Chloe Forlini, Sr., Air Force
TJ Fumagalli, Fr., Air Force
Anja Dokic, Fr., Boise State
Katerina Stloukalova, Fr., Fresno State
Emma Wilson, So., Fresno State
*Claudia Herrero, Jr., Nevada
Shelia Morales, Sr., Nevada
Kennedy Davis, Sr., San Diego State
**Sybille Gauvain, Jr., San José State
**Marie Klocker, Sr., San José State
*Anna Bogoslavets, So., UNLV
*Carol Yang, Sr., UNLV
*Aiwen Zhu, So., UNLV
*Nini Guensler, Sr., Utah State
Dorottya Jonas, Sr., Wyoming
**Magdalena Stencel, Jr., Wyoming
DOUBLES
TJ Fumagalli/Elizabeth Barnickel, Air Force
Hanna Kantenwein/Wiktoria Nosek, Boise State
Georgia Lawson/Emma Wilson, Fresno State
**Blaga Delic/Sheila Morales, Nevada
*Sybille Gauvain/Marie Klocker, San José State
Aiwen Zhu/En-Pei Huang, UNLV
Sabrina Demerath/Nini Guensler, Utah State
Elisa Koonik/Tessa van Der Ploeg, Wyoming
Player of the Year: Claudia Herrero, Nevada
Freshman of the Year: Katerina Stloukalova, Fresno State
*notes two-time selection
**notes three-time selection
