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MWC Announces All-Conference Team
SDSU's Tornier named Player of the Year.
April 23, 2003
Complete Release in PDF Format
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - All-conference honors for the 2002-03 season were announced tonight at the Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championship banquet in San Diego, Calif. San Diego State senior Silvia Tornier was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, while Air Force's Laura Nigro was awarded the first annual Sportsmanship Award. The 2003 MWC Coach of the Year award will be announced at the conclusion of the 2003 MWC Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday, April 26. PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Tornier, No. 85 in the nation, has a 21-8 overall record on the season (18-5 in dual matches) and finished MWC play undefeated (7-0), all at the No. 1 position. The Hamburg, Germany, native, also teamed with Indra Erichsen (No. 34 duo in the nation) to finish the regular season at 23-4 overall (20-3 dual), including a 6-1 conference record. SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Nigro, a Lincoln, Neb., native, earned the first-ever Sportsmanship Award for her on and off the court contributions as a member of the Air Force women's tennis squad. On the court, she compiled a 17 wins overall in singles competition and teamed with Gina Black to 21-14 overall (16-11 dual) this season. Off the court, Nigro has kept herself busy. In her three years as a cadet she has completed Basic Training, Combat Survival Training and an internship at Offutt Air Force Base for Operation Air Force. She also participated in the Dream to Read program and serves as a mentor for freshman cadets.
Attached (PDF) is the complete list of the 12-member singles team and the six doubles teams as selected by the MWC head coaches.
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