LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East has announced its Women’s Tennis All-Conference Teams as well as it’s major award winners for the 2022-23 season. All-Conference consists of two teams each with six singles players and three doubles pairings. The major award winners are as follows:
Rookie of the Year - Olivia Bandini (Penn State Harrisburg)
Player of the Year - Olivia Bandini (Penn State Harrisburg)
Coach of the Year - Sona Hussian (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)
Bandini has had no issue jumping into the collegiate athlete atmosphere, taking home both Rookie & Player of the Year awards. The first year was dominant from the top flight where she boasted a record of 8-2 overall. In conference competition, Bandini held a spotless 5-0 record, while holding her five opponents to just 11 games combined.
The Dillsburg, Pa. native also showed her prowess in doubles action, teaming up with Breanna DeSantis for most of the year in the first flight. Those two would combine for a perfect 5-0 record in conference play and 9-2 overall. This season, Bandini has also been named the United East Women’s Tennis Player of the Week four times.
Hussian stepped into her role after the new year, serving as the Seahawks interim coach. She guided St. Mary’s College to its second-straight United East Regular Season title, finishing the year with a 5-0 conference record. The Seahawks would gather up three more non-conference victories as well. With Hussian on the sidelines, the Seahawks saw three individuals receive All-Conference recognition as well as three doubles teams.
Find the ALl-Conference Teams HERE:
1st Team
| Position |
Player |
Institution |
Year |
Hometown |
| 1st Singles |
Olivia Bandini |
Penn State Harrisburg |
FR |
Dillsburg, Pa. |
| 2nd Singles |
Sarah Steckbeck |
Lancaster Bible College |
FR |
Lancaster, Pa. |
| 3rd Singles |
Amber Manspeaker |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
SO |
Finksburg, Md. |
| 4th Singles |
Sydney Anderson |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
SR |
Ellicot City, Md. |
| 5th Singles |
Giselle Harris |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
SO |
Easton, Md. |
| 6th Singles |
Carissa Fallon |
Penn State Harrisburg |
SO |
Lehighton, Pa. |
| 1st Doubles |
Breanna DeSantis & Olivia Bandini |
Penn State Harrisburg |
SO / FR |
El Paso, Texas / Dillsburg, Pa. |
| 2nd Doubles |
Amber Manspeaker & Sydney Anderson |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
SO / SR |
Finksburg, Md. / Ellicot City, Md. |
| 3rd Doubles |
Natalie Hoover & Camryn Burkholder |
Lancaster Bible College |
Fr / SO |
Manheim, Pa. / |
2nd Team
| Position |
Player |
Institution |
Year |
Hometown |
| 1st Singles |
Tinatin Sadzaglishvili |
Penn State Abington |
JR |
Spring Valley, N.Y. |
| 2nd Singles |
Breanna DeSantis |
Penn State Harrisburg |
SO |
El Paso, Texas |
| 3rd Singles |
Jania West |
Lancaster Bible College |
FR |
Ephrata, Pa. |
| 4th Singles |
Alycia Eglauer |
Lancaster Bible College |
JR |
Edmonton, Alb. |
| 5th Singles |
Camryn Burkholder |
Lancaster Bible College |
SO |
Manheim, Pa. |
| 6th Singles |
Natalie Hoover |
Lancaster Bible College |
FR |
|
| 1st Doubles |
Diana Levit & Hannah Gorel |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
SO / SR |
Rockville, Md. / Jessup, Md. |
| 2nd Doubles |
Gabrielle Sabatose & Sarah Shaub |
Penn State Harrisburg |
SR / SO |
Brockport, Pa. / Lancaster, Pa. |
| 3rd Doubles |
Ellie Walter & Giselle Harris |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
JR / SO |
Easton, Md. / Easton, Md. |
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