REDLANDS, Calif. (April 19, 2008) – The
culmination of the 2008 women's tennis season saw the Tigers
battling with #6 California Lutheran University in the Final Round
of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
tournament hosted by the University of Redlands. Oxy was victorious
5-4 over the Regals today.
Occidental won the fifth place match looking
to a foursome of freshmen who made up the majority of the line-up
this weekend at championships. Danielle Siegler
and Isabelle Ying were each 4-2, while both
Colleen Robins and Kisa Ito went
3-3 on the weekend.
The Tigers were led by a 6-0 performance from
Marissa Cassman, a sophomore who was named to the
Second Team All-SCIAC following the event. Jennifer
Wahba turned in a 5-1 weekend, capping off her junior
season with First Team All-SCIAC recognition.
Each of the six Oxy players played in six
matches this weekend.
In Rounds One and Two, respectively, the
Tigers fell to La Verne (5-4) and defeated Caltech (8-1).
Occidental finished the year 8-11 overall with
a 6-4 SCIAC mark. Oxy shares the fourth spot with the University of
La Verne.
A complete listing of All-Conference
recognition can be seen below.
SCIAC Player of the Year: Siobhan
Finicane (Pomona-Pitzer)
First Team All-SCIAC
Yassie Entekhabi (CMS)
Rachael Miller (UR)
Becca Lange (P-P)
Paige Sumida (UR)
Jennifer Wahba (Oxy)
Katie Bell (UR)
Olivia Muesse (P-P)
Second Team All-SCIAC
Suzeye Nomura (CLU)
Whitney Waters (UR)
Stephanie Hammond (CMS)
Kathryn Myers (P-P)
Marissa Cassman (Oxy)
Hannah Kornfeld (CMS)
Elisa La Caya (CMS)
Kaleena Wakamatsu (UR)
Team Sportsmanship Award: La Verne
