April 20, 2006

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 20, 2006) - George Mason's top two women's tennis players senior Andreea Fusea and junior Maricel Ballester earned All-CAA Second and Third team honors respectively for their performances in singles action this season. The pair received All-CAA Second Team honors for their accomplishments on the court as a team in doubles.

Co-Captain Fusea finished her senior season with a 16-7 overall singles record from the No. 1 position, including a 14-6 dual match record. Ballester finished with a 17-7 overall record, including a 4-1 record in matches against CAA opponents. The Lima, Peru native, played the majority of her matches from the No. 2 position, but three matches at No. 1 singles yielded a 2-1 record.

The pair played doubles together for the season straight season. They started off the season winning the DC Metro Championships for Flight A doubles in September. The duo only lost three times during the season together, all three of the matches to tough conference opponents.

The awards were presented Thursday night prior to the quarterfinals of the 2006 CAA Women's Tennis Championship, which resumes Friday at the Huntington Park Tennis Center in Newport News. The tournament runs through Sunday, with the women's championship match set for 1:00 p.m. on April 23.

2006 ALL-CAA WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM
First Team
Singles
Megan Moulton-Levy, William & Mary	Jr.	Monroe, Mich.
Marianna Yuferova, VCU			So.	St. Petersburg, Russia
Olga Borisova, VCU			Jr.	Minsk, Belarus
Katarina Zoricic, William & Mary	Fr.	Etobicoke, Ontario
Tatsiana Uvarova, VCU			So.	Minsk, Belarus
Viktoria Konstantinova, VCU		So.	Hanskovo, Bulgaria
Doubles
Olga Borisova, VCU			Jr.	Minsk, Belarus
Marianna Yuferova, VCU			So.	St. Petersburg, Russia
Megan Moulton-Levy, William & Mary	Jr.	Monroe, Mich.
Katarina Zoricic, William & Mary	Fr.	Etobicoke, Ontario
Vera Petrashevitch, VCU			So.	St. Petersburg, Russia
Tatsiana Uvarova, VCU			So.	Minsk, Belarus
Megan Muth, William & Mary		Sr.	Covington, La.
Barbara Zidek, William & Mary		Fr.	Orland Park, Ill.
Anne Breiholtz, Georgia State		Sr.	Itzehoe, Germany
Martina Nitkova, Georgia State		Fr.	Vratimov, Czech Republic
Susan Pollack, Delaware			So.	Wyomissing, Pa.
Amanda Campbell, Delaware		Fr.	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Second Team
Singles
Charleen Haarhoff, Old Dominion		Fr.	Durban, South Africa
Megan Muth, William & Mary		Sr.	Covington, La.
Lindsey Hess, UNC Wilmington		Sr.	Fayetteville, N.Y.
Susan Pollack, Delaware			So.	Wyomissing, Pa.
Anne Breiholtz, Georgia State		Sr.	Itzehoe, Germany
Andreea Fusea, George Mason		Sr.	Bucharest, Romania
Doubles
Lindsey Hess, UNC Wilmington		Sr.	Fayetteville, N.Y.
Lauren Isenhour, UNC Wilmington		Fr.	Newton, N.C.
Charleen Haarhoff, Old Dominion		Fr.	Durban, South Africa
Fernanda Luiz, Old Dominion		So.	Nova Lima, Brazil
Andreea Fusea, George Mason		Sr.	Bucharest, Romania
Maricel Ballester, George Mason		Jr.	Lima, Peru
Third Team
Singles
Fernanda Luiz, Old Dominion		So.	Nova Lima, Brazil
Martina Nitkova, Georgia State		Fr.	Vratimov, Czech Republic
Vera Petrashevitch, VCU			So.	St. Petersburg, Russia
Lauren Isenhour, UNC Wilmington		Fr.	Newton, N.C.
Maricel Ballester, George Mason		Jr.	Lima, Peru
Amanda Campbell, Delaware		Fr.	Pittsburgh, Pa.
2006 CAA Co-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:   Megan Moulton-Levy, William & Mary and Marianna Yuferova, VCU
2006 CAA Co-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:   Tatsiana Uvarova, VCU and Katarina Zoricic, William & Mary
2006 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR:              Paul Kostin, VCU