Green Wave freshman netter Jenny Kuhn becomes the fourth league women's tennis player in league history to sweep the C-USA Player and Freshman of the Year Awards, while her head coach, David Schumacher, earns his second Coach of the Year accolade.

CHICAGO – CHICAGO – Tulane’s JENNY KUHN became the fourth player in Conference USA women’s tennis history to collect both the Player and Freshman of the Year honors, while her coach, DAVID SCHUMACHER, received his second Coach of the Year accolade, as the 2003 All-Conference USA Teams and individual awards were announced on Wednesday.

Kuhn joins UAB’s Mirela Vladulesco (1998), Elisa Penalvo (1997) and Kati Kocsis (1996) to pull off the feat of capturing both the top player and freshman honors for the same season,. Kuhn is 18-2 this spring in dual match play and is currently ranked 61st nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. She is also part of the No. 10 doubles tandem with fellow freshman JULIE SMEKODUB, posting a 12-4 mark.

Schumacher, in his fourth season at Tulane, guided the 29th-ranked Green Wave to a 19-4 mark this season, capped by Tulane’s second C-USA Championship and an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tennis Championship, the program’s third appearance under his direction. The first time Schumacher was named the league’s coach of the year was his second season as the Wave’s head coach in 2001, which was also highlighted by Tulane’s first C-USA title and the conference’s automatic bid to NCAA Tournament. The Green Wave is 60-37 (.619) during his tenure.

Kuhn is joined on the First Team All-Conference USA by Smekodub and teammate ERIKA VALDES, TCU’s PATY ABURTO and ROSA PEREZ and Louisville’s MARIE LOUISE FROLICH-HANSEN.

Second Team All-Conference USA features MONICA GONZALEZ- GORDO and SABRINA LINDEMANN of Memphis, DePaul’s SZILVIA KELEMEN, Houston’s MIRANDA FOLEY, Marquette’s EVA TRUJILLO-HERRERA and Tulane’s ANA MARIA SAAIBI. Cincinnati’s KHUSHCHEHR ITALIA, DePaul’s MARINA PARASHKEVOVA, East Carolina’s LYNDALL JORDAN, Houston’s ANALIA LONGONI TCU’s SABER PIERCE and Tulane’s MARIA IVANOV comprise the third team.

Tulane led all Conference USA teams with five all-league selections, followed by TCU with three. DePaul, Houston and Memphis each had two selections apiece. The Conference USA sportsmanship awards for women’s tennis were also announced. This award signifies those student-athletes, coaches or teams that perform an individual act of sporting behavior or generally conduct themselves with a high degree of good sportsmanship. For a complete listing of all the awards, see the following page.

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2003 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Awards



First Team
Paty Aburto, TCU
Marie Louise Frolich-Hansen, Louisville
Jenny Kuhn, Tulane
Rosa Perez, TCU
Julie Smekodub, Tulane
Erika Valdes, Tulane

Second Team
Miranda Foley, Houston
Monica Gonzalez Gordo, Memphis
Szilvia Kelemen, DePaul
Sabrina Lindemann, Memphis
Ana Maria Saaibi, Tulane
Eva Trujillo-Herrera, Marquette

Third Team
Khushchehr Italia, Cincinnati
Maria Ivanov, Tulane
Lyndall Jordan, East Carolina
Analia Longoni, Houston
Marina Parashkevova, DePaul
Saber Pierce, TCU

Coach of the Year
David Schumacher, Tulane

Player of the Year
Jenny Kuhn, Tulane

Freshman of the Year
Jenny Kuhn, Tulane

Sportsmanship Award
Players
Ashleigh Murray, Charlotte
Jill Klauck, Cincinati
Lyndsey Molony, Cincinnati
Szilvia Keleman, DePaul
Natalie Matko, DePaul
Lyndall Jordan, East Carolina
Sarah Flood, Houston
Analia Longoni, Houston
Veronica Briseno, Marquette
Monica Gonzalez-Gordo, Memphis
Sabrina Lindemann, Memphis
Natscha Immele, UAB

Coaches
Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods, Charlotte
Mark Ardizzone, DePaul
Tom Morris, East Carolina coach
Jennifer Hyde, Houston
Dave Borelli, TCU
Mert Ertunga, UAB

Teams
Chalotte
DePaul
Houston
Memphis
TCU
UAB