Wellesley's Chu, Huang, Markwart Earn NEWMAC Tennis All-Conference Honors
WESTWOOD, Mass. -- The New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced the 2019 Women's Tennis All-Conference and Postseason awards on Wednesday and Wellesley College senior Justine Huang (Coto de Caza. Calif.), sophomore Lily Chu (Princeton, N.J.) and first year Michaela Markwart (Hanover, Mass.) have each earned All-Conference Second Team Honors. Chu was selected at No. 6 singles, while Huang and Markwart were named All-Conference at No. 2 doubles.
Lily Chu | So. | Princeton, N.J. | NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference - No. 6 Singles
Chu was selected as Second Team All-Conference at No. 6 singles for the second time in as many seasons. Chu was 6-3 overall in singles during the 2018-19 season, while posting a 3-1 record in conference at the No. 6 singles position in the Wellesley lineup, including victories over opponents from Babson, Smith, and Emerson. Earlier this season, Chu was selected as NEWMAC Doubles Athlete of the Week along with teammate Cinji Lee (Seoul, South Korea) when the Blue claimed the Seven Sisters title.
Justine Huang (Sr. | Coto de Caza, Calif.) and Michaela Markwart (Fy. | Hanover, Mass.) | NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference - No. 2 Doubles
Huang caps a standout career with a fourth selection to the NEWMAC All-Conference team and her third overall selection in doubles. For Markwart, the honor is the first of her career following an outstanding rookie season. The duo combined to post a 7-5 overall record and a 4-1 mark in conference matches. Huang and Markwart first teamed together for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles versus non-conference Wis.-Oshkosh on March 25. They went on to earn NEWMAC wins versus Smith, Springfield, MIT, and Mount Holyoke during the regular season.
The NEWMAC Women's Tennis All-Conference Team includes nine first team and second team selections of singles and doubles teams, which are voted on by the nine women's tennis coaches. The NEWMAC also recognized the nine women's tennis student-athletes that were named to the All-Sportsmanship Team. The award is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the ideals of the NEWMAC and its Code of Conduct, regardless of his/her overall performance or statistics for the season. Sophomore Michelle Buyer (Wilmette, Ill.) was this year's selection for the Blue.
2019 NEWMAC Women's Tennis Postseason Awards:
Athlete of the Year: Ines de Bracamonte, Wheaton
Rookie of the Year: Viktoriya Tabunshchyk, MIT
Coach of the Year: Carol Matsuzaki, MIT
2019 NEWMAC Women's Tennis All-Conference:
| Team | Position | Name | Institution |
| First Team All-Conference | #1 Singles | Ines de Bracamonte | Wheaton College |
| First Team All-Conference | #2 Singles | Viktoriya Tabunschchyk | MIT |
| First Team All-Conference | #3 Singles | Lara Rakocevic | MIT |
| First Team All-Conference | #4 Singles | Ashley Teng | MIT |
| First Team All-Conference | #5 Singles | Megan Guenther | MIT |
| First Team All-Conference | #6 Singles | Vanessa Kitova | MIT |
| First Team All-Conference | #1 Doubles | Libby Rickeman / Viktoriya Tabunschchyk | MIT |
| First Team All-Conference | #2 Doubles | Carolina Merz / Marissa Madison | Babson College |
| First Team All-Conference | #3 Doubles | Lara Rakocevic / Ashley Teng | MIT |
| Second Team All-Conference | #1 Singles | Libby Rickeman | MIT |
| Second Team All-Conference | #2 Singles | Carolina Merz | Babson College |
| Second Team All-Conference | #3 Singles | Nastasia Tamarkin | Babson College |
| Second Team All-Conference | #4 Singles | Marissa Madison | Babson College |
| Second Team All-Conference | #5 Singles | Emily Roeper | Babson College |
| Second Team All-Conference | #6 Singles | Lily Chu | Wellesley College |
| Second Team All-Conference | #1 Doubles | Alexa Tutecky / Nastasia Tamarkin | Babson College |
| Second Team All-Conference | #2 Doubles | Justine Huang / Michaela Markwart | Wellesley College |
| Second Team All-Conference | #3 Doubles | Emily Roeper / Mary Kille | Babson College |
2019 NEWMAC Women's Tennis All-Sportsmanship:
| Name | Institution |
| Marissa Madison | Babson College |
| Maggie Tarbox | Clark University |
| Thea Nagle | Emerson College |
| Libby Rickeman | MIT |
| Hannah Middleton | Mount Holyoke College |
| Rielly Malz | Springfield College |
| Joanna Kim | Smith College |
| Michelle Buyer | Wellesley College |
| Allison Burton | Wheaton College |