CCC RELEASE
BIDDEFORD, Maine – The Roger Williams University women's tennis team saw
Emma Place (Francestown, N.H.) and head coach
Barry Gorman receive major award recognition from the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), as announced on Tuesday.
Place was named the conference Player of the Year after a season in which she compiled an 8-4 record over the regular season, posting a 5-1 mark at No. 1 singles in conference play, Place also had a strong doubles record, going 9-3 at the top doubles spot for the Hawk, winning three matches 8-0, while also posting a 5-1 CCC record.
Along with Place's Player of the Year recognition, she was awarded with the conferences CCC Scholar-Athlete Award, compiling a 3.84 GPA working towards her degree in marine biology in the Roger Williams' honors program. Place has been named to the Dean's List, is a Presidential Scholar, and also has received the Academic Excellence Award.
Gorman was recognized by the conference coaches as Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season, and fifth time since taking over the reigns of the Hawks' women's tennis program. Coaching the Hawks to a 12-1, 6-1 CCC record. The Hawks ended up as the No. 2 seed in the CCC Tournament.
Along with the major award recipients the Hawks placed five singles competitors on All-CCc teams and all three doubles pairings onto All-CCC Doubles teams.
After receiving Player of the Year honors, Place landed as the lone Hawk to receive First Team All-CCC Singles honors.
Alessia Cahoon (Dedham, Mass.) and
Gianna Ferraro (Westerly, R.I.) both received Second Team honors, with Cahoon posting a 10-2 overall record, and 5-2 record in CCC play. Ferraro went 12-2 in singles play on the season, while posting a 6-1 record within the CCC.
Rounding out singles honorees,
Gracie McCarthy (Marion, Mass.) and
Izzy Pecora (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) received Third Team All-CCC honors. McCarthy compiled a 10-2 record on the season, while playing conference opponents to a 5-2 record. Pecora posted 10 wins on the season to three losses, with a 6-1 CCC record.
In doubles play, Place and Cahoon were awarded First Team All-CCC Doubles honors for a combined 8-3 record at No. 1 Doubles, with Ferraro and McCarthy earning Second Team honors, playing to a combined 10-4 record in No. 2 doubles. Pecora and
Olivia Santoro (Cheshire, Conn.) were then rounded out Roger Williams honorees as a Third Team All-CCC Doubles selection, after a 4-2 record in conference play.
Roger Williams concluded their fall with a 12-2 record, and a 6-1 record in conference play. The Hawks earned the No. 2 seed in the CCC Tournament before eventually falling to Nichols in the CCC Tournament Semifinals.
