Tempe, AZ – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (“ITA”) is pleased to announce the 2025 ITA Division I Women’s Regional Award recipients. Every year the ITA recognizes coaches and student-athletes for their excellence both on the court and in their communities throughout the season.
The ITA Division I Women’s Regional Awards include: ITA Coach of the Year, ITA Assistant Coach of the Year, ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship, Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship, ITA Rookie of the Year, ITA Most Improved Player, ITA Senior Player of the Year, ITA Player to Watch, and ITA Community Service Award.
The national award winners will be announced this Friday, June 13th.
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Atlantic | Carolina | Central | Midwest | Mountain | New England | Northeast | Northwest | Ohio Valley | Southern | Southeast | Southwest | Texas
Atlantic Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearSara O’LearyUniversity of VirginiaITA Assistant Coach of the YearRuth SeaborneUniversity of MarylandArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipAnnabelle XuUniversity of VirginiaITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipElaine ChervinskyUniversity of VirginiaITA Most Improved PlayerKallista LiuUniversity of MarylandITA Player to WatchDiya ChallaUniversity of MarylandITA Rookie of the YearMartina Genis-SalasUniversity of VirginiaITA Senior Player of the YearElaine ChervinskyUniversity of Virginia
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Liberty University
Carolina Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearElizabeth AndersonElon UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearGrant EspositoFurman UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipEllie ColemanDuke UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerThea RabmanUniversity of North CarolinaITA Player to WatchJade GroenWestern Carolina UniversityITA Rookie of the YearIrina BalusDuke UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearSarah HamnerUniversity of South Carolina
ITA Community Service Award Winner: East Carolina University
Central Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearAudra CohenUniversity of OklahomaITA Assistant Coach of the YearMariana CobraUniversity of OklahomaArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipEmma StakerUniversity of OklahomaITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipAnne KnuettelWichita State UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerMaralgoo ChogsomjavKansas State University ITA Player to WatchXin Tong WangWichita State UniversityITA Rookie of the YearJulia CamblorIowa State UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearMaria BerlangaUniversity of Tulsa
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Nebraska Omaha
Midwest Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearRonni BernsteinUniversity of MichiganITA Assistant Coach of the YearTy SchaubUniversity of MichiganArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipNibi GhoshUniversity of Notre DameITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipFilippa FrognerCleveland State UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerTeah ChavezOhio State UniversityITA Player to WatchPiper CharneyUniversity of MichiganITA Rookie of the YearEmily Sartz-LundeUniversity of MichiganITA Senior Player of the YearJulia FliegnerUniversity of Michigan
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Michigan State University
Mountain Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearBeck RoghaarBoise State UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearErrol SmithBoise State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipBhakti ShahBoise State UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipMila StanojevicUniversity of ColoradoITA Most Improved PlayerAlexis OdomAir Force AcademyITA Player to WatchPatrycja NiewiadomskaNorthern Arizona UniversityITA Rookie of the YearLera AlexinUniversity of ColoradoITA Senior Player of the YearYujia HuangBYU
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Boise State University
New England Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearGlenn MarshallUniversity of ConnecticutITA Assistant Coach of the YearSmaranda McNerneyUniversity of BuffaloArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipIsabella VenterSt. Bonaventure UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipElizabeth FahrmeierDartmouth CollegeITA Most Improved PlayerMariana CampinoUniversity of MassachusettsITA Player to WatchMichela MooreDartmouth CollegeITA Rookie of the YearKatharina SpiethUniversity of Rhode IslandITA Senior Player of the YearMariana CampinoUniversity of Massachusetts
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Dartmouth College
Northeast Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearAlexandra McIntyrePenn State UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearMike MucciPenn State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipSara MedvedStony Brook UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipSaige RoshkoffUniversity of PennsylvaniaITA Most Improved PlayerMai NguyenRutgers UniversityITA Player to WatchNevena KolarevicFordham UniversityITA Rookie of the YearMalak El AllamiColumbia UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearSophie EdwardsVillanova University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Hofstra University
Northwest Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearAmanda AugustusUniversity of CaliforniaITA Assistant Coach of the YearJack MaddocksSacramento State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipValencia XuStanford UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipYinglak JittakoatFresno State UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerLan MiUniversity of CaliforniaITA Player to WatchMao MushikaUniversity of CaliforniaITA Rookie of the YearValerie GlozmanStanford UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearConnie MaStanford University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of the Pacific
Ohio Valley Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearTayo Bailey-DuvallMiddle Tennessee State UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearMatias MarinUniversity of TennesseeArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipAmy StevensVanderbilt UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipAlice HallUniversity of Tennessee at ChattanoogaITA Most Improved PlayerZoe HammondUniversity of KentuckyITA Player to WatchValeria RayVanderbilt UniversityITA Rookie of the YearSophia WebsterVanderbilt UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearCélia-Belle MohrVanderbilt University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Austin Peay State University
Southern Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearJordan SzaboAuburn UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearValeriya ZelevaAuburn UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipGaby RiveraLouisiana State UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipAlessia TaglienteMississippi State UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerDJ BennettAuburn UniversityITA Player to WatchAngella OkutoyiAuburn UniversityITA Rookie of the YearCadence BraceLouisiana State UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearAva HrastarAuburn University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of North Alabama
Southeast Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearDrake BernsteinUniversity of GeorgiaITA Assistant Coach of the YearJarryd ChaplinUniversity of GeorgiaArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipCade CricchioFlorida State UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipGuillermina GrantUniversity of GeorgiaITA Most Improved PlayerEva ShawFlorida State UniversityITA Player to WatchScarlett NicholsonGeorgia TechITA Rookie of the YearAya El AouniUCFITA Senior Player of the YearDasha VidmanovaUniversity of Georgia
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Florida State University
Southwest Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearSimon ThibodeauUCSBITA Assistant Coach of the YearMaggie KaneUCSBArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipMidori Castillo-MezaUniversity of ArizonaITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipAmelia HonerUCSBITA Most Improved PlayerJosie UsereauUniversity of ArizonaITA Player to WatchAnne-Christine LutkemeyerUCLAITA Rookie of the YearKate FakihUCLAITA Senior Player of the YearAmelia HonerUCSB
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Arizona
Texas Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearAdam HerendeenTexas Tech UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearLenka BroosovaBaylor UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipMary StoianaTexas A&M UniversityITA Cissie Leary SportsmanshipLuba KostenkoBaylor UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerYekaterina DmitrichenkoTexas Tech UniversityITA Player to WatchYekaterina DmitrichenkoTexas Tech UniversityITA Rookie of the YearNa DongBaylor UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearMary StoianaTexas A&M University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Baylor University
