Jankins and Shepard Named to Little East Conference All-Conference Teams

Little East Conference Announces 2015 Women's Tennis Major Awards and All-Conference Teams

October 27, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Megan Erbes, Assistant Commissioner

Little East Conference

October 27, 2015

Little East Conference Announces 2015 Women's Tennis Major Awards and All-Conference Teams

Pawtucket, R.I. - Plymouth State University senior Zara Jakubas (Califon, N.J.) has repeated as the Little East Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year. Jakubas, who also was named LEC Rookie of the Year as well as Player of the year in 2014, returns to collect the honor as the Major Award and All-Conference selections were named on Tuesday afternoon. Jakubas, who was undefeated in LEC singles play, went 11-1 overall during the 2015 PSU Women's Tennis fall campaign, while earning a 6-2 record with her doubles partner, freshman Irene Ireme (Concord, N.H.). The duo earned LEC First Team Doubles honors for their work together.

UMass Dartmouth freshman Jenna Lahaie (Lakeville, Mass.) was named Rookie of the Year for her first-season performance in the conference. Lahaie went 10-6 on the season and 6-2 in LEC action in singles play in her first year with the Corsairs. She also put up a solid performance with her doubles partner Maggie LeBrun (Mattapoisett, Mass.) to garner honors from the LEC as Second Team Doubles selections with their 4-3 record in league play.

Rhode Island College head coach Adam Spring was named Coach of the Year by his peers. Spring, in his fourth year with the Anchorwomen, led the program to an undefeated LEC Regular Season Championship (8-0) this fall, with an overall record of 12-3 for the season. In 2013 he was named LEC Coach of Year for taking his team to a 14-3 overall record and 7-1 mark in the conference.

Rounding out LEC First Team Singles selections were RIC teammates senior Sadie Campanella (Chepachet, RI) who went 7-0 in LEC action and 10-3 overall, and sophomore Dayna Reilly (Swansea, Mass.) who put forth a 6-1 record in conference action and 9-4 slate on the season. Sophomore Sunny Jakubas (Califon, NJ) from PSU was also named for her work in the #2 singles position, going 6-1 in LEC action and 9-1 overall. Her only loss on the year was against Campanella in a three-set thriller. Junior Shelby Jankins (West Brookfield, Mass.) from Worcester State rounded out the first team singles selections for her role as the top flight singles player for the Lancers, who went 7-6 on the season and 4-3 in LEC play.

First Team Doubles selections were the top-flight duo of Reilly and Julie Reddy (Smithfield, RI) from Rhode Island College, who went 8-0 in regular season action for the Anchorwomen. Rounding out the shortlist for doubles was Worcester State top-flight twosome of Jankins and Megan Shepard (Middletown, Conn.) who went 7-6 on the year, and 4-3 in the LEC.

Players named to the Second Team All-LEC Singles included sophomore Lianne Maynard (Milford, Conn.) from Western Connecticut State University, who as the Colonials top flight singles performer went 10-2 on the season and held a 4-2 LEC record. Reddy, a junior, performed 11-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play as the No. 3 singles for RIC also was tabbed to the Second Team. Additionally, Hayley Anderson (San Antonio, Texas), a freshman from Bridgewater State competing at No. 3 singles, garnered an 11-5 overall record and went 8-0 in LEC action. Kerry Magoon (Marshfield, Mass.), UMass Dartmouth sophomore, went 9-7 overall and 6-2 in LEC play where she has held down the No.2 flight for the season.

Tressa Cannata (Cranston, RI), a senior for the Anchorwomen, put in a solid performance for her final campaign going 7-0 in conference action and 12-0 overall for RIC as their No. 4 singles performer. Kristy Garcia (Miami, Fla.), sophomore from UMass Boston, rounds out the individual selections as she performed at the No.1 spot for the Beacons, going 3-5 in LEC play and 5-8 overall.

Second Team All-LEC Doubles selections were Garcia and senior Logan Smith (Southwick, Mass.) who were the No. 1 doubles duo for the Beacons. They went 5-3 in LEC play on the year. Sophomore Alisha Silva (Taunton, Mass.) and freshman Hayley Anderson, the No.1 duo from Bridgewater State, went 9-9 overall and 5-3 in the LEC.

Formed in 1986, the Little East serves as New England's premier athletic conference for public institutions in NCAA Division III. Featuring 19 championship sports, the Little East sponsors quality competition in every season for our student athletes. Our eight state colleges and universities dedicate themselves to an ongoing fulfillment of the Division III mission of passion, responsibility, sportsmanship, and citizenship.

2015 Little East Conference

Women's Tennis Major Awards & All-Conference Teams

Player of the Year

Zara Jakubas, Plymouth State

Rookie of the Year

Jenna Lahaie, UMass Dartmouth

Coach of the Year

Adam Spring, Rhode Island College

First Team

Singles Jenna Lahaie, UMass Dartmouth

Singles Sunny Jakubas, Plymouth State

Singles Zara Jakuabs, Plymouth State

Singles Sadie Campanella, Rhode Island College

Singles Dayna Reilly, Rhode Island College

Singles Shelby Jankins, Worcester State

Doubles Zara Jakubas & Irene Ireme, Plymouth State

Doubles Dayna Reilly & Julie Reddy, Rhode Island College

Doubles Shelby Jankins & Megan Shepard, Worcester State

Second Team

Singles Hayley Anderson, Bridgewater State

Singles Kristy Garcia, UMass Boston

Singles Kerry Magoon, UMass Dartmouth

Singles Tressa Cannata, Rhode Island College

Singles Julie Reddy, Rhode Island College

Singles Lianne Maynard, Western Connecticut

Doubles Kristy Garcia & Logan Smith, UMass Boston

Doubles Jenna Lahaie & Maggie LeBrun, UMass Dartmouth

Doubles Alisha Silva & Hayley Anderson, Bridgewater State

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