Tabatha Knop Tabbed First Team All-Conference
May 2, 2008
OGDEN, Utah - The Big Sky Conference announced the men's and women's all-conference tennis selections on Friday and Northern Colorado junior Tabatha Knop earned first-team honors.
Knop led the Bears with a 12-9 overall record and went 6-2 in #1 singles action in Big Sky Conference play. She and teammate Manuela Santos also posted a 14-6 overall record at #1 doubles and went 7-1 in Big Sky action.
Knop becomes the Bears' first-ever Big Sky All-Conference first-team selection in tennis. Both Tabatha and sister Tiffany were honorable mention selections a year ago.
The Bears competed in their first-ever Big Sky Championship last week, falling to Montana State in the quarterfinals.
First Team
Player School Year Hometown
$Katrina Zheltova (MVP) Sacramento State So. Minsk, Belarus
Orsi Golovics Northern Arizona Fr. Szentendre, Hungary
Stephanie Jasper Montana State Fr. Bozeman, Mont.
Tabatha Knop Northern Colorado Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo.
$Anastassia Lyssenko Sacramento State Jr. Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Edit Suhadja Northern Arizona Fr. Budapest, Hungary
Stephanie Vallejos Northern Arizona Sr. Benicia, Calif.
Laura Villegas Montana State So. Cota, Colombia
$Two-Time First Team Selection
Second Team
Player School Year Hometown
Kerstyln Dolack Eastern Washington Sr. Vancouver, Wash.
Karina Jarlkaganova Sacramento State Jr. Toronto, Ontario
Kasey Knox Eastern Washington Sr. West Richland, Wash.
Lacey Pflibsen Portland State Fr. Vista, Calif.
Honorable Mention
Mari Castello, UM; Joyce Martinez, SAC; Leslie Vial, NAU; Stephanie Fuchs, PSU; Aileen Tsan, SAC; Luba Schifris, SAC
