2012 WOMEN’S TENNIS SEASON IN REVIEW

The Emmanuel College Women's Tennis Team put together another successful season in the Fall of 2012.  The Saints finished the year with an 11-7 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).  After finishing 3^rd in the conference during the regular season, the Saints made their 10^th straight GNAC Tournament appearance.  Emmanuel hosted Anna Maria College in the opening round of the tournament and swept the 6^th-seeded AMCATs, 9-0.  The Saints' season ended the semifinal round, when Emmanuel suffered a 7-2 loss to the 2^nd-seeded Lions of Emerson College on October 20^th.

Sophomore Alex Hadlock (Framingham, Mass.) led the Saints from Emmanuel's top singles position.  Hadlock went 10-4 in No. 1 singles play and teamed up with junior Amanda Woznicki (Bristol, Conn.) for a 7-5 record in top doubles matches.  Hadlock was named the GNAC Player of the Week on September 10^th and October 14^th this season and ended the year by earning a spot on the GNAC All-Tournament Team.  Hadlock was voted GNAC 1^st Team All-Conference for the second consecutive year.

Woznicki, one of the Saints' co-captains, competed in the 2^nd singles position for the Saints and finished the year with an 8-6 record, including a 5-2 GNAC singles record.  Woznicki also notched three wins in her four No. 1 singles matches played this year for the Saints.  She was named the GNAC Player of the Week on September 24^th and earned a spot on the GNAC All-Conference 2^nd Team.

Senior captain Jenna Reid (Lincoln, R.I.) played in the 3^rd singles position for the Saints and recorded an overall record of 9-7 on the year.  She also teamed up with both junior Jenny Konecnik (Sparta, N.J.) and sophomore Jenni Hewes (Cape Elizabeth, Me.) for a 6-7 record in No. 2 doubles matches.   Reid, a three-time GNAC All-Conference selection, was named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team for the 2012 season.

Konecnik posted the most impressive singles record for Emmanuel this season, notching 13 wins for the Saints.  Her 13-3 overall record included an undefeated 7-0 mark during her regular season GNAC matches and an 11-2 overall record from her 4^th singles position.  Konecnik was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on October 8^th and was voted to the GNAC 2^nd Team All-Conference.

After an excellent rookie season, Hewes continued her collegiate career with a stellar sophomore campaign, starting in Emmanuel's No. 5 singles position.  Hewes went 12-4 overall in singles play and ended the season on an incredible 10-match win streak, which she will carry into the 2013 season.  She also recorded an unprecedented "golden match" in a singles win over her Mount Ida College opponent on September 24^th.  Hewes scored 48-straight points, without an error, en route to a flawless 6-0, 6-0 win.  She was subsequently named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on October 1^st.  Hewes was also voted a GNAC 2^nd Team All-Conference selection.

Freshman Daniela Tueme (South Easton, Mass.) put together a solid rookie season, earning a spot in the Saints' starting line-up as the No. 6 singles player.  Tueme finished her first collegiate year with an 11-6 record, which also included wins in the No. 2, 4 and 5 positions.  Tueme was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on September 17^th and was voted the GNAC Rookie of the Week on October 1^st.

Head Coach Rob Miller will lose Reid and fellow senior Christine Cuddemi (Saugus, Mass.) to graduation this May.