West Babylon, N.Y. - In a vote by the conference's coaches, NYIT freshman, Barbara Quagliardi (Istanbul, Turkey), has been named the 2018 East Coast Conference Women's Tennis Player and Rookie of the Year.
Quagliardi has had an impressive freshman campaign. She boasts a 10-1 record in dual matches heading up the Bears’ line-up, with a 5-0 record in conference play. Guagliardi claimed the ITA East Region titles in both singles and doubles action this fall, first teaming up with fellow first-teamer Diana Baumgartnere to defeat Goldy-Beacom and clinch the doubles title then downing Robert Wesleyan’s Nathabi Mogopodi, to claim the East Region Singles title.
Queens College head coach, Alan Nagel was once again tabbed the league’s Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year, the thirteenth such honor in his 40 year career. Nagel guided the Knights to a perfect 9-0 record (7-0 ECC) to earn Queens' second straight ECC Regular Season Championship.
2018 ECC Women’s Tennis All-Conference
First Team
Luisa Auffarth, Queens College
Diana Baumgartnere, NYIT
Maria Ostoja, Queens College
Simon Parn, UDC
Barbara Quagliardi, NYIT
Reehan Rashad, Queens College
Second Team
Ivana Andric, NYIT
Luisa Brunetti, Queens College
Cosima Hoch, NYIT
Marija Milic, UDC
Laura Ortega Jover, Queens College
Joanna Skrzypczynska, UDC
Player of the Year & Rookie of the Year: Barbara Quagliardi, NYIT
Coach of the Year: Alan Nagel, Queens
