BOWIE, MD (April 20,2017) - The Virginia State University women's tennis team finished their season with a 14-4 overall record under the 2017 CIAA Women's Tennis Coach of the Year, Linda Person. Person is in her 19^th year as the helm of the program.

Coach Person has been named CIAA Women's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015 and now 2017. She not only ensures that her team works hard on the courts, but in the classrooms as well.

On the court, the Trojans went into the 2017 CIAA Women's Tennis Championship seeded third among the other 10 institutions. In the Northern division the Trojans are seeded in the number two spot wrapping up with a 6-1 divisional record. VSU will advance to the next round after defeating Virginia Union with a score of 5-1 in the opening round on April 20. The Trojans will next face the Lady Bears of Shaw University on April 21^st.


For more information on the VSU women's tennis program, visit www.govsutrojans.com.
 
Player of the Year
Polina Novachuk, Chowan
 
All-CIAA First Team
Polina Novachuk, Chowan
Victoria Smolchenkova, Chowan
Amirah Burnett, Johnson C. Smith
Sabrina Connor, Virginia Union
Gabrielle Lindsay, Winston-Salem State
Angelique Gouin, Chowan
Cynthia Carrier, Chowan
Sheila James, Virginia State
China Brown, Winston-Salem State
Daniela Vanko, Shaw
Anna Makhneva, Chowan
Sydney Yao, Virginia State
 
Coach of the Year
Linda Person, Virginia State
 
Rookie of the Year
Helena Fekete, Shaw
 
Team GPA Award
Chowan University