ERIE, Pa. – Freshmen Alexandra Laffey (Sewickley, PA/North Allegheny) and Chelsea Czerwinski (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst) headline the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Women’s Tennis Team, announced on Friday.
Laffey earned Player of the Year honors and Czerwinski was named Newcomer of the Year, while both were selected to the All-AMCC first team in singles and doubles. Head coach Jeff Barger was named Coach of the Year for an astounding 10th time after leading the Lions to their 12th conference championship.
Laffey is the 12th women’s tennis player in program history to be named Player of the Year. She competed in the No. 1 spot as a freshman, posting a 12-2 overall record and 8-0 mark conference play. Laffey and Czerwinski were the duo at No. 1 doubles. The team finished with an impressive 13-1 record and went undefeated in AMCC action with a 7-0 mark.
Czerwinski is the fifth Behrend player to earn Newcomer of the Year. She dominated No. 2 singles with a 12-2 overall record, while not losing a match in conference play in her freshman campaign.
Malinda Miller (Champion, PA/Connellsville) and Colleen Miller (Louisville, PA/Louisville) were named to the All-AMCC second team. They are the final two players who were undefeated in AMCC play. M. Miller, playing mainly at No. 3 singles, tallied a 6-4 overall record and earned four wins at No. 4 singles. She also teamed up with Morgan Kramer (Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan) for second-team accolades at No. 3 doubles. The pair went undefeated at the AMCC Championships with a 2-0 record and posted a 4-1 mark during the regular season.
C. Miller is earning her first all-conference honor on the second team at No. 4 singles. The sophomore was 7-3 overall at the fourth spot and 5-0 at No. 5 singles.
