Arguably the most successful season in Queens College Women's Tennis history ended on Wednesday with a 5-1 loss to Northwood (MI) in the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen.
The Queens College Knights Womens Tennis Team is on their way to the Sweet Sixteen after beating Southern New Hampshire University, 5-0, in the finals of the Division II East Region #2.
For the second consecutive year Dowling Colleges Diane Kobasiuk has earns Scholar-Athlete honors as she has been selected the 2009 ECC Womens Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The Queens College Knights Women's Tennis Team, fresh off of an undefeated fall season and an East Coast Conference Championship, has been ranked first in the East Region by the governing body of collegiate tennis, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
The Queen College Knights claimed a 5-0 victory over Dowling College to capture the 2009 ECC Womens Tennis Championship Title, on October 14. The Knights improve to 12-0 while the Golden Lions finish their season with a 7-5 record.
Junior Laura Mocodeanu (Hyde Park, N.Y.) from Queens College has been tabbed the 2009 East Coast Conference Womens Tennis Player of the Year, as voted on by the leagues coaches. Teammate Erika Goldsmith (Edison, NJ) garners Rookie of the Year honors.
Patricia A. Thomas, director of athletics at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has announced the appointment of Theodore Richard F. Mahaffey, III, as head mens and womens tennis coach at the University.