EDISON, NJ (Apr. 21, 2023) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has revealed the 2023 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 2023 MAAC Player of the Year and 2023 MAAC Rookie of the Year, Victoria Papadopoulou of Mount St. Mary’s. A native of Greece, she went undefeated in conference play this season with a perfect 6-0 mark at #1 singles, leading to a unanimous selection to the All-MAAC First Team at the top singles flight. Papadopoulou posted a 20-3 overall record in singles competition, which also included a 13-2 dual match record while closing out the regular season on a 13-match winning streak. In doubles action, the freshman posted a 12-10 overall tally and picked up VisitNJ MAAC Player of the Week honors on April 19 to close out the regular season.
For the third straight season, Quinnipiac’s Paula Miller has been named as the MAAC Coach of the Year. In 2023 under her leadership, the Bobcats garnered their ninth straight MAAC Women’s Regular Season Championship, compiling a perfect 6-0 conference record and an overall record of 13-8. Since Quinnipiac joined the conference in 2013-14, the Bobcats have won the regular season outright eight times and has compiled a dominating 60-1 MAAC regular season record over the timespan. In addition to claiming the MAAC’s top coaching honor for the past three seasons, Miller won the award four times previously from 2015 through 2018, collecting a total of seven Coach of the Year trophies to date. She has also led the Bobcats to six MAAC Tournament titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022). Moreover, on March 4 against Niagara, Miller earned her 100
th career victory with Quinnipiac.
The full list of major awards winners and All-MAAC Teams are below.
| 2023 Women’s Tennis Major Awards |
| Awards |
Player |
School |
| Player of the Year |
Victoria Papadopoulou* |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Rookie of the Year |
Victoria Papadopoulou |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Coach of the Year |
Paula Miller |
Quinnipiac |
| All-MAAC First Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Victoria Papadopoulou* |
Fr. |
#1 Singles |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Alessia Truden* |
Sr. |
#2 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Kamilla Nella |
Gr. |
#3 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Vera Sekerina |
1Y |
#4 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Aina March* |
Gr. |
#5 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Madeline De Faber-Schumacher |
Fr. |
#6 Singles |
Siena |
| Paulina Bakaite/Sarah Liu* |
Gr./Fr. |
#1 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| Francesca Karman/Lize-Alet Morkel |
Sr./Gr. |
#2 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| Emma Boggiali/Laia Giralt* |
Jr./So. |
#3 Doubles |
Siena |
| All-MAAC Second Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Claire Koscielski |
Sr. |
#1 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Lize-Alet Morkel |
Gr. |
#2 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Sarah Liu |
Fr. |
#3 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Katarina Plumtree |
Jr. |
#4 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Jordan Bradley |
Sr. |
#5 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Nikole Lisovyy |
1Y |
#6 Singles |
Quinnipiac |
| Meagan Brown/Alexa Wilson |
5Y/Jr. |
#1 Doubles |
Siena |
| Jordan Bradley/Nikole Lisovyy |
Sr./1Y |
#2 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
| Claire Koscielski/Vera Sekerina |
Sr./1Y |
#3 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
*Denote Unanimous Selection
The 2023 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships will take place on April 22 and 23 at Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. This will be the 11
th consecutive championship held at Mercer County Park Tennis Center dating back to the 2012 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships. For all information regarding the 2023 MAAC Men's & Women’s Tennis Championships, please visit
maacsports.com/tennis.
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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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