EDISON, NJ (Apr. 22, 2022) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has revealed the 2022 Women’s Tennis Major Award winners and All-MAAC Teams, voted on by the league’s seven head coaches.
Headlining the major award winners was unanimous 2022 MAAC Player of the Year, Fairfield’s Sandra Bozinovic. A native of Strasbourg, France, Bozinovic went undefeated in conference play this season with a perfect 6-0 mark at #1 singles also being selected to the All-MAAC Team unanimously at the No. 1 spot. She posted a 20-5 overall singles record, also adding a perfect 7-0 tournament record on the year. In doubles play, Bozinovic was 5-1 in league play and 12-12 overall. The graduate student took home a league-high three MAAC Player of the Week honors during the season.
The 2022 MAAC Rookie of the Year was Laia Giralt from Siena by unanimous vote. The Saints rookie posted a 7-4 record, all from the No. 2 spot and went 10-7 in doubles from the No. 1 spot. Giralt closed out her first regular season as the winner of four straight, landing her a pair of spots on the All-MAAC Second Team at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles.
Quinnipiac Head Coach Paula Miller was named the 2022 Coach of the Year after leading the Bobcats to a 5-1 MAAC season and 11-8 overall record, earning a share of the regular season championship. This was the sixth time she has won MAAC Coach of the Year, adding to her previous awards collected from 2015 through 2018, and last season in 2021. Under Miller’s guidance, Quinnipiac has earned at least a share of the regular season crown eight straight times since joining the league in 2013-14, compiled a 54-1 record over the timespan. She has also led the Bobcats to five MAAC Tournament titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).
The full list of All-MAAC Teams and major awards winners are below.
| 2022 Women’s Tennis Major Awards |
| Awards |
Player |
School |
| Player of the Year |
Sandra Bozinovic* |
Fairfield |
| Rookie of the Year |
Laia Giralt* |
Siena |
| Coach of the Year |
Paula Miller |
Quinnipiac |
| All-MAAC First Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Sandra Bozinovic* |
Gr. |
#1 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Katarina Plumtree |
So. |
#2 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Claire Koscielski* |
Jr. |
#3 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Dominique Vasile* |
Gr. |
#4 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Erika Sofia Gonzalez |
Sr. |
#5 Singles |
Niagara |
| Aina March |
Sr. |
#5 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Sophia Prinos |
Sr. |
#6 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Brittney Wilbur |
Gr. |
#6 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Kamilla Nella/Alessia Truden |
Sr./Jr. |
#1 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
| Amanda Nowak/Katarina Plumtree |
Sr./So. |
#2 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| Sandra Bozinovic/Laina Campos |
Gr./Jr. |
#3 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| All-MAAC Second Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Alessia Truden |
Jr. |
#1 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Laia Giralt |
Fr. |
#2 Singles |
Siena |
| Paulina Bakaite |
Sr. |
#3 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Lenien Jamir |
So. |
#4 Singles |
Monmouth |
| Jordan Bradley |
Jr. |
#5 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Anastasia Koniaev |
Sr. |
#6 Singles |
Siena |
| Meagan Brown/Laia Giralt |
Sr./Fr. |
#1 Doubles |
Siena |
| Claire Koscielski/Brittney Wilbur |
Jr./Jr. |
#2 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
| Jordan Bradley/Dominique Vasile |
Jr./Gr. |
#3 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
| Nanea Perkins/Anastasia Koniaev |
5th/Sr. |
#3 Doubles |
Siena |
*Denote Unanimous Selection
The 2022 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships presented by VisitNJ will take place on April 23-24 at Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. This will be the 10
th consecutive championship held at Mercer County Park Tennis Center dating back to the 2012 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships.
All information regarding the 2022 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships presented by VisitNJ, can be found on
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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