Alexandrova Earns All-B1G Honors
5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Freshman Eva Alexandrova of the Maryland women's tennis team earned 2018 All-Big Ten honors, the conference announced Thursday.
Alexandrova becomes the second Terrapin in program history to win the award since Maryland joined the Big Ten conference, joining Alexandra Stanova who earned the honor in 2017. She is also the first freshman to win All-Conference plaudits since Stanova was All-ACC Third Team in her freshman season.
The conference also announced that junior Millie Stretton was Maryland's sportmanship award recipient.
Alexandrova was a fixture in Maryland's lineup this season, playing at the top of Maryland's singles and doubles rotation. The Moscow, Russia, native posted 11 singles wins on the year while playing in the top two spots of Maryland's singles lineup. She also tallied 16 doubles wins while playing first doubles with Stretton. The duo lost just twice during the season and ended the year with a win over fourth-ranked Larner and Lipp of Northwestern.
Stretton's junior campaign featured 16 wins on both the singles and doubles courts. The Edinburgh, United Kingdom, native played in the top doubles spot with Alexandrova, while also playing third singles.
For a full list of the 2018 Big Ten women's tennis award winners, please see below.
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2018 All-Big Ten Women's Tennis
As selected by Big Ten coaches
ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Jaclyn Switkes, Illinois
Elise van Heuvelen, Iowa
Eva Alexandrova, Maryland
KATE FAHEY, Michigan
Chiara Lommer, Michigan
Brienne Minor, Michigan
Caroline Ryba, Minnesota
ERIN LARNER, Northwestern
MADDIE LIPP, Northwestern
Lee Or, Northwestern
SHIORI FUKUDA, Ohio State
ANNA SANFORD, Ohio State
SILVIA AMBROSIO, Purdue
LEXI KEBERLE, Wisconsin
**Unanimous selection in all caps**
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kate Fahey, Michigan
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Shiori Fukuda, Ohio State
COACH OF THE YEAR
Evan Clark, Illinois
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Grace Tapak, Illinois
Xiwei Cai, Indiana
Anastasia Reimchen, Iowa
Millie Stretton, Maryland
Brienne Minor, Michigan
Samantha Memije, Michigan State
Mehvish Safdar, Minnesota
Vasanti Shinde, Nebraska
Lee Or, Northwestern
Olivia Sneed, Ohio State
Bennett Dunn, Penn State
Seira Shimizu, Purdue
Chloe Lee, Rutgers
Melissa Pick, Wisconsin
