Women's Tennis Places Four On All-GLIAC Teams - Radlinger named Freshman of the Year
MIDLAND, MICH. - The Northwood University women's tennis team was well represented on the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) All-Conference team, which the league announced Sunday (October 30).
Veronika Radlinger was named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year. She also earned First Team All-GLIAC honors. Sophomore Carol Arnez-Mercado was named First Team All-GLIAC as well. Tetyana Pavych was placed on the Second Team All-GLIAC, while Olesia Riabchuk earned Honorable Mention.
Radlinger stepped right into the lineup and became one of the top players in the GLIAC in her freshman season. In GLIAC play, she went 21-1 overall, posting a 10-1 record from the No. 2 singles position and an 11-0 record from the No. 2 doubles slot. In her 11 singles matches, Radlinger dropped a total of just three sets. In doubles with her partner Yuliia Russu, Radlinger's closest match in her 11 victories was by the score of 8-5. Radlinger was a key part of Northwood's undefeated, GLIAC Championship season. She is the eighth Northwood player to earn GLIAC Freshman of the year honors in program history.
Arnez-Mercado earned First Team All-GLIAC honors for the second straight season. She won a combined 16 matches in GLIAC play from the top of the Northwood lineup in singles and doubles, which included an 11-3 mark in doubles with Anna Aniskina.
Pavych was an Honorable Mention All-GLIAC performer a year ago. For the second straight season, Pavych posted an undefeated record in GLIAC play, this year going 11-0 in singles mainly from the No. 4 position. For her career, she is now 32-0 in singles play.
Riabchuk was a key player in the lineup for Northwood throughout the season, posting a 10-2 record in singles mainly from the No. 3 position. She has played No. 3 singles for NU in each of the last two years and has gone 19-5 from the slot.
Northwood claimed both the GLIAC and the GLIAC Tournament Championship this season. The Timberwolves ended the fall campaign with a 14-0 overall record and an 11-0 GLIAC record.