May 21, 2008
WACO, Texas -
Baylor's Lenka Broosova and Jelena Stanivuk were both named to the 2008 NCAA Women's Tennis All-Tournament Team it was announced on Wednesday. The all-tournament honors are the first in Baylor women's tennis history.
Baylor finished the season with a 32-3 overall record, reaching the NCAA Semifinals for the first-time ever. On Monday, the Lady Bears fell to eventual national runner-up California by a 4-3 score. Baylor's only other two losses on the season came to Stanford and Northwestern, each ranked No. 1 at the time.
"I am so proud of Lenka and Jelena," said head coach Joey Scrivano. "They are both unselfish players and would do anything to help the team win. I am proud that they are being recognized for being the best in the nation at their respective positions."
Broosova earns the all-tournament recognition at No. 3 singles after compiling a 5-0 record in NCAA tournament play, with each victory coming in straight sets. The 18th-ranked player in the nation, Broosova allowed her opponents to win 15 games over the five matches. Currently 49-4 on the season, Broosova has set a new Baylor single season record for wins, topping the previous record of 47 wins set by Zuzana Cerna in 2005-06. She is currently riding a 19-match winning streak.
Broosova will continue play in the NCAA Singles draw on Thursday morning with a 10 a.m. match against No. 23 Nadia Abdala of Arizona State. She will also compete in the NCAA Doubles draw with Zuzana Zemenova as the sixth-ranked pair will take on No. 24 Liset Brito and Egle Petrauskaite of Florida International in the first round of competition.
Stanivuk also put together a 5-0 record in tournament play at No. 5 singles, including a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over California's Stephanie Kusano in the NCAA Semifinals to keep Baylor alive in the match. Stanivuk, who enrolled at Baylor in January, owns a 26-4 overall record and was named the 2008 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. She finishes her season with a 12-match winning streak.
Baylor continues play in the NCAA Singles and Doubles draw on Thursday and Friday. Broosova, Zemenova and Taylor Ormond will compete in the singles draw on Thursday, while Broosova and Zemenova start doubles play on Friday. Complete live scoring and live video is available at www.TulsaHurricane.com.
2008 NCAA Women's Tennis All-Tournament Team
Singles
No. 1: Riza Zalameda, UCLA
No. 2: Amanda McDowell, Georgia Tech
No. 3: Lenka Broosova, Baylor
No. 4: Andrea Remynse, UCLA
No. 5: Jelena Stanivuk, Baylor
No. 6: Anastasia Revzina, Florida
Most Outstanding Player: Riza Zalameda, UCLA
Doubles
No. 1: Tracy Lin/Riza Zalameda, UCLA
No. 2: Marina Cossou/Claire Ilcinkas, California
No. 3: Alex Goodwin/Yasmin Schnack, UCLA
