Donovan Named GNAC Rookie of the Year, Four Named All-Conference
Carly Donovan (Harwich, Mass.) was named rookie of the year and earned first-team singles honors as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference handed out its women?s tennis all-conference awards on Monday.
WINTHROP, Mass. - Carly Donovan (Harwich, Mass.) was named Rookie of the Year and earned first-team singles honors as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference handed out its women's tennis all-conference awards on Monday.
Donovan was joined by Katasha Jarvis (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.) and Carly Scanlon (Canton, Mass.) on the first team with Ariana McCormack (Worcester, Mass.) garnering second team honors.
Regis finished second in the program's first season in the GNAC in which Donovan played a large role. She posted a 5-1 GNAC record in singles, all wins via sweeps, and a 4-2 mark in doubles playing with both Scanlon and Jarvis in the two and one positions, respectively.
Jarvis also went 4-2 in singles playing exclusively on the No. 2 court. She swept her four conference wins and lost just one game in her final two matches (Mount Ida, Albertus Magnus). Scanlon was unshakable all season, going a perfect 6-0 with all matches on the No. 3 court.
McCormack, in earning second team singles honors, suffered a late season injury but nonetheless went undefeated, posting a 3-0 league singles mark. All three wins came on the No. 4 court via sweeps including a a 6-0, 6-0 win at the University of St. Joseph.
Also honored was Gracie Jarest (Wrentham, Mass.) who named the the GNAC All-Sportmanship Team.
After a 5-1 regular season, Regis earned a first-round bye in its first GNAC Tournament. The Pride was unable to overcome a late-season injury bug and fell to Simmons in the semifinals to close the fall season.
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