BRISTOL, R.I. – Roger Williams University Women's Tennis first-year Iris Gkrekou (Athens, Greece) was named the Conference of New England Rookie of the Year as five Hawks earned All-CNE recognition, the conference office announced.

Gkrekou was also selected to the All-CNE Second Team in singles and joined junior Valentina Abarca (Riobamba, Ecuador) on the All-CNE First Team in doubles.

Gkrekou finished the regular season with a 14-1 singles record, including an 8-1 mark in conference play. She went 13-1 at No. 2 singles and added a victory in her lone appearance at No. 3. Gkrekou and Abarca compiled an 11-2 record together at No. 1 doubles, including a 6-2 conference mark.

Abarca also earned All-CNE First Team recognition in singles. The junior played each of her matches at the top flight and finished the regular season with an 11-4 record. She earned eight victories over her final 10 singles matches while helping anchor the Hawks' lineup.

Senior Ella Mancini (Middlebury, Conn.) was named to the All-CNE Third Team in singles after posting a 14-1 record. Mancini went 12-1 at No. 4 and 2-0 at No. 5 while recording an 8-1 mark against conference opponents.

Sophomore Megan Bache (Westbrook, Conn.) and senior Adriana Palmieri (Southington, Conn.) collected All-CNE Third Team honors in doubles. The duo went 9-3 at No. 2 doubles, including a 6-1 record in CNE competition.

Roger Williams completed the regular season with a 13-2 overall record and earned the No. 2 seed in the CNE Tournament and will host No. 3 Gordon in a CNE Semifinal on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 4:00 pm at the RWU Tennis Courts..