Yaylaian Named NECC Coach of the Year

Yaylaian Named NECC Coach of the Year

LEICESTER, Mass.- Third year women's tennis head coach Brad Yaylaian was named the New England Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year in a vote conducted by the conference coaches. Yaylaian led the Hawks 7-3 record in conference play, earning them the second seed in the NECC Tournament.

Sophomore Jacqueline Andrade (Somerset, Mass.) earned First Team All-New England Collegiate Conference after finishing the season 6-4 in number two singles play. Classmate Dana Mahan (Manville, R.I.) captured Second Team All-New England Collegiate Conference. Mahan went 1-0 in number three singles, 3-1 in number four singles and 3-2 in number five singles in NECC play. Junior Jennifer Lord (Fall River, Mass.) was also named Second Team All-New England Collegiate Conference.  Lord went 5-5 in number one singles action in NECC play. 

First Team Singles: 
Jessie Lord, Regis 
Caroline Kiddie, Lesley 
Emily Rice, Regis 
Erica Murphy, Regis 
Taylor Wood, Bay Path 
Jacqueline Andrade, Becker 

Second Team Singles: 
Theresa Pereira, Lesley 
Jennifer Lord, Becker 
Dana Mahan, Becker 

All Conference Doubles first team:
Jessie Lord & Erica Murphy, Regis 
Caroline Kiddie & Theresa Pereira, Lesley 
Emily Rice & Katasha Jarvis, Regis 

 All Conference Doubles Second team: 
Taylor Wood & Brittany Walsh  

Player of the Year
Jessie Lord, Regis

Rookie of the Year 
Katasha Jarvis, Regis 

Coach of the Year
Brad Yaylaian, Becker