WINTHROP, Mass. – A six-time Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) rookie of the week recipient, first-year Emily Hill (Wilmington, Mass.) was selected as the GNAC Rookie of the Year as well as named to the All-GNAC first team announced Tuesday afternoon. She was joined on the first team by junior Claire Parry (Westport, Conn.), while fifth-year head coach Devin Kitterick earned Coach of the Year honors.

Hill registered an 11-2 overall singles record, including a 6-2 mark against conference foes from the top of the Wildcat line-up to secure an All-GNAC first team selection. Additionally, she paired with teammate sophomore Kourtney Moore (Roswell, Ga.) to compile a 12-1 mark in second doubles and 7-1 in GNAC play.

Parry joined Hill on the All-GNAC first team, following an outstanding season from the number one spot in the lineup. Tallying an 11-3 overall singles record with a 7-2 mark in conference action, Parry also teammated with sophomore Drew Bobey (Charleston, S.C.) to post a 9-4 mark in first doubles, including a 6-2 record against GNAC opponents. 

Moore rounded out the Wildcats earning All-GNAC second team honors in singles. Primarily playing third singles, the Georgia native posted a 9-4 overall record, including 7-1 tally against conference foes.

Recognized by his peers, Kitterick garnered Coach of the Year accolades for the third time in four seasons.  After finishing third in 2018, Johnson & Wales returned to the top spot in the conference with a 13-2 overall record and a perfect 7-0 GNAC mark.

Junior Kat Ledesma (Coral Springs, Fla.) rounded out the Wildcats postseason accolades as she was named to the All-Sportsmanship team.

2019 GNAC Women's Tennis All-Conference

GNAC Player of the Year: Yashu Yang, Colby-Sawyer
GNAC Rookie of the Year: Emily Hill, Johnson & Wales
GNAC Coach of the Year: Devin Kitterick, Johnson & Wales
GNAC Institutional Sportsmanship Award: Saint Joseph (CT) 

First Team Singles
Yashu Yang, Colby-Sawyer (Jr. - Kunming City, China)
Sharon Biondi , Eastern Nazarene (Sr. - Barquisimeto, Venezuela)
Emily Ruttkowski , Eastern Nazarene Jr. - Castrop-Rauxel
Emily Hill, Johnson & Wales (Fr. - Wilmington, Mass.)
Claire Parry, Johnson & Wales (Jr. - Westport, Conn.)
Katelyn Mogelnicki, Regis (So. - Wethersfield , Conn.) 

First Team Doubles
Yashu Yang / Alexa Conlin, Colby-Sawyer 

Second Team Singles
Alexa Conlin, Colby-Sawyer (Sr. - Westborough, Mass.)
Kourtney Moore, Johnson & Wales (So. - Roswell, Ga.)
Carly Donovan, Regis (Jr. - Harwich, Mass.)
Ariana McCormack, Regis (Sr. - Worcester, Mass.)
Marissa Johnson, Simmons (Sr. – Norton, Mass.)
Ilda Ascic, Suffolk (So. - Sarajevo, Bosnia) 

Second Team Doubles
Carly Donovan / Ariana McCormack, Regis 

2019 GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team
Nallely Magana, Albertus Magnus (Sr – East Haven, Conn.)
Juliet Henderson, Colby-Sawyer (So. – Swanzey, N.H.)
Veronica Jimenez, Eastern Nazarene (Sr. – Lynn, Mass.)
Kat Ledesma, Johnson & Wales (Jr. – Coral Springs, Fla.)
Kait Colby, Regis (So. – Merrimac, Mass.)
Elaina Griffiths, Saint Joseph (CT) (Fr. – Guilford, Conn.)
Carrie St. Peter, Simmons (Jr. – Chester, N.H.)
Kendall Smith, Suffolk (So. – Stuttgart, Germany)