Five Pilots Garner All-Conference Honors
WCC Releases: Men's I Women's
SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- The West Coast Conference announced the 2012 All-WCC Men’s and Women’s awards Wednesday morning with three men’s players and two women’s players representing the Portland Pilots.
Senior Geoff Hernandez and sophomore Michel Hu Kwo received honorable mention on the men’s singles side, joined by junior Valeska Hoath and freshman Nastya Polyakova on the women’s side.
The recognition marks the second award in as many weeks for Hernandez, Hoath, and Hu Kwo, who represented the Pilots on the WCC All-Academic Team this past season.
Hu Kwo led the men’s team in wins with 12, finishing the season with a three match winning streak while upping his career record to 41-21. Teamed with fellow sophomore Alex Ferrero, the duo posted a 15-7 doubles record, resulting an honorable mention for the duo.
Hernandez posted nine wins for the Pilots on the year after a strong start, contributing to 12 more wins on the doubles side.
Hoath and Polyakova routinely led the women’s team, finishing with 11 and 10 wins, respectively. Hoath posted an 11-8 record from the three spot while all of Polyakova’s matches came from the first position as a true freshman.
Men’s All-WCC Awards
WCC Player of the Year: Sebastian Fanselow, Pepperdine
Freshman of the Year: Ilya Osintsev, Santa Clara
Co-Coach of the Year: Adam Steinberg, Pepperdine & Derek Mills, Santa Clara
SINGLES – First Team
Finn Tearney, Pepperdine
Georgy Batrakov, BYU
Kyle Dandan, Santa Clara
Nikola Bubnic, San Diego
Patrick Pohlmann, San Diego
Sebastian Fanselow, Pepperdine
SINGLES – Second Team
Alex Llompart, Pepperdine
Clarke Spinosa, San Diego
John Lamble, Santa Clara
Maxime Olivan, Saint Mary's
Spencer Smith, BYU
Thai Tu, San Francisco
Honorable Mention: Alvaro Nazal, GON; Geoff Hernandez, POR; Ilya Osintsev, SCU; Michel Hu Kwo, POR; Nicholas Bjerke, LMU; Patrick Kawka, BYU; Thibaut Visy, USD; Tom Pham, SCU
DOUBLES – First Team
Alex Llompart/Finn Tearney, Pepperdine
Jenson Turner/Sebastian Fanselow, Pepperdine
Nikola Bubnic/Thibaut Visy, San Diego
DOUBLES – Second Team
Georgy Batrakov/Patrick Kawka, BYU
Ilya Osintsev/John Lamble, Santa Clara
Nicholas Bjerke/Sebastian Bustamante, Loyola Marymount
Honorable Mention: Alex Ferrero/Michael Hu Kwo, POR; Francis Sargeant/Spencer Smith, BYU; Hugh Clarke/David Sofaer, PEP; Kyle Dandan/Tom Pham, SCU; Scott Sullivan/Zhia Hwa Chong, GON
Women’s All-WCC Awards
WCC Player of the Year: Katie Le, Santa Clara
Freshman of the Year: Lorraine Guillermo, Pepperdine
Coach of the Year: Sherri Stephens, San Diego
SINGLES – First Team
Anna Depenau, San Diego
Catherine Isip, Saint Mary's
Jenny Jullien, Saint Mary's
Juliette Coupez, San Diego
Katie Le, Santa Clara
Khunpak Issara, Pepperdine
SINGLES – Second Team
Ale Granillo, Pepperdine
Anna Chkhikvishvili, Saint Mary's
April Bisharat, Loyola Marymount
Desiree Tran, BYU
Lorraine Guillermo, Pepperdine
Tory Parravi, Loyola Marymount
Honorable Mention: Ali Walters, PEP; Arianna Colffer, PEP; Julia Wartenburger, USF; Kacie Wagner, SCU; Kristina Zauere, GON; Laura Claus, USD; Megan Price, BYU; Meghan Sheehan-Dizon, BYU; Morgan Anderson, BYU; Nastya Polyakova, POR; Valeska Hoath, POR
DOUBLES – First Team
Anna Depenau/Maja Sujica, San Diego
Khunpak Issara/Lorraine Guillermo, Pepperdine
Jessica Agra/Katie Le, Santa Clara
DOUBLES – Second Team
Anna Chkhikvishvili/Catherine Isip, Saint Mary's
Jade Frampton/Jenny Jullien, Saint Mary's
Juliette Coupez/Laura Claus, San Diego
Honorable Mention: Ali Walters/Arianna Colffer; PEP, April Bisharat/Claudia Razzeto, LMU; Ashley Anderson/Tory Parravi, LMU; Katie Edwards/Kristina Zauere, GON; Megan Price/Meghan Sheehan-Dizon, BYU