Pepperdine Picks Up Nine All-WCC Tennis Honors
4/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 25, 2004
San Bruno, Calif.- Pepperdine's Pedro Rico was named the men's tennis Player of the Year, marking the seventh straight season that a Wave has taken home the annual honor. San Diego's Emma Murphy capped a stellar sophomore campaign by being named the West Coast Conference women's tennis Player of the Year. Murphy is the first Torero to garner the honor since Zuzana Lesenarova captured WCC Player of the Year recognition in 2000.
Pepperdine's Caroline Raba was named as the league's top freshman on the women's side, while LMU's Nico Terrien becomes the first Lion to earn WCC men's Freshman of the Year honors. San Diego's Sherri Stephens and Saint Mary's Michael Wayman were named the women's and men's Coaches of the Year, respectively, becoming the first coaches in either program to be tabbed for the honor.
Joining Murphy on the women's singles team is teammate Lauren Perl, Pepperdine's Raba, Natalie Braverman, and Charlotte Vernaz, while Loyola Marymount's Carla Arguelles rounds out the first team. The All-WCC doubles first team included Vernaz and Raba of Pepperdine, Arguelles and Kimi Kaloi of Loyola Marymount, and the Pepperdine tandem of Braverman and Merve Asimgil.
On the men's side, Rico was joined on the singles all-conference first team by teammate Calle Hansen, San Diego's Pierrick Ysern, Saint Mary's Andre Sion, Loyola Marymount's Terrien, and Santa Clara's Gernot Fischer. The doubles all-conference team consisted of Hansen and Rico of Pepperdine, Axel Elvik and Mason Fuller of San Francisco, and Pepperdine's Scott Doerner and Alex Herrera.
WOMEN'S AWARDS
Player of the Year: Emma Murphy, San Diego
Freshman of the Year: Caroline Raba, Pepperdine
Coach of the Year: Sherri Stephens, San Diego
2004 Women's All-Conference Team
Emma Murphy, University of San Diego
Natalie Braverman, Pepperdine University
Charlotte Vernaz, Pepperdine University
Lauren Perl, University of San Diego
Caroline Raba, Pepperdine University
Carla Arguellas, Loyola Marymount University
Doubles
Charlotte Vernaz/Caroline Raba, PEP
Natalie Braverman/Merve Asimgil, PEP
Carla Arguelles/Kimi Kaloi, LMU
Honorable Mention Singles:
Jamie Buterbaugh, GON; Serena Fermin, LMU; Patrycia Hubl, LMU; Robyn Baker, LMU; Aude Lambert, SMC; Camille Pamart, USF; Janalle Kaloi, SCU; Kelly Leathers, SCU
Honorable Mention Doubles:
Robyn Baker / Jennifer Baker, LMU
Lauren Kazarian / Jenny Brown, USD
Megan Tiegs / Gabriela Ruiz, USF
Janalle Kaloi/ Catherine Cochrane, SCU
Kelly Leathers/ Erika Barnes, SCU
MEN'S AWARDS
Player of the Year: Pedro Rico, Pepperdine
Freshman of the Year: Nico Terrien, Loyola Marymount
Coach of the Year: Michael Wayman, Saint Mary's
2004 Men's All-Conference Team
Pedro Rico, Pepperdine University
Calle Hansen, Pepperdine University
Pierrick Ysern, University of San Diego
Nico Terrien, Loyola Marymount University
Andre Sion, Saint Mary's College
Gernot Fischer, Santa Clara University
Doubles
Scott Doerner/Alex Herrera, PEP
Pedro Rico/Calle Hansen, PEP
Axel Elvik/Mason Fuller, USF
Honorable Mention Singles: Alex Herrera, PEP; Alexis Rafidison, PEP; Roman Borvanov, POR; Adam Fauvre, SMC; Martin Marechal, SMC; Robbie Blair, USD; Pablo Pires de Almeida, USF; Rafael Corraza, USF; Kevin McQuaid, SCU
Honorable Mention Doubles:
Jason Pongsrikul/ Nic Beuque, USD
Ashton Politanoff/ Nico Terrien, LMU
Gernot Fischer/ Erich Chen, SCU
