Kenyan Teresa Odera Earns Tennis Conference Honors

Teresa Odera of Kenya, and student at Northwestern College Iowa, recently earned Conference Honors in singles and doubles for the third year running as second singles player and, together with her partner Frankie Eszes, as 1st Doubles pair. She also qualified together with her team to NAIA Nationals held in Alabama, the first time being with her former team, Vanguard. Sadili Oval congratulate Terry for this amazing achievement, and both Frankie and Eszes for leading the team to nationals for the first time, this year. Both girls have graduated, GOOD LUCK!

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Corey Westra, Commissioner

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Phone: 712.226.4722   Fax: 303.374.5868   Cell: 712.226.4722

E-Mail:   corey.westra@gpacsports.com

TO:     GPAC Distribution List

FR:      Lucas Mohrman, Assistant GPAC Commissioner

RE:      2015 GPAC Women’s Tennis All-Conference Team

RELEASE DATE:  Friday, May 8, 2015

2015 GPAC Women’s All-Conference Tennis Team Announced

  (Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) has announced the Women’s Tennis All-Conference selections for 2015.  Gaby Chaparro of Nebraska Wesleyan and Frankie Eszes from Northwestern have been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Co-Women’s Tennis Players-of-the-Year, while Rick Harley from Nebraska Wesleyan is the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women’s Tennis Coach-of-the-Year. 

2015 GPAC Women's Tennis All-Conference Team:

Singles:

Position	Name	School	Grade	Hometown
No. 1 Singles	Gaby Chaparro	Nebraska Wesleyan	SR	Chihuahua, Mexico
No. 1 Singles	Frankie Eszes	Northwestern	SR	Santa Maria, Calif.
No. 1 Singles	Vanessa Rockne	Mount Marty	JR	Yankton, S.D.
No. 1 Singles	Katie Hanson	Morningside	JR	Saint Peter, Minn.
No. 2 Singles	Katherine Ternent	Nebraska Wesleyan	JR	Omaha, Neb.
No. 2 Singles	Audri Swisher	Morningside	SR	Spearfish, S.D.
No. 2 Singles	Terry Odera	Northwestern	SR	Nairobi, Kenya
No. 3 Singles	Natalie Cech	Nebraska Wesleyan	JR	Lincoln, Neb.
No. 3 Singles	Cassie Stanek	Morningside	SO	Sioux City, Iowa
No. 4 Singles	Valerie Robinson	Northwestern	JR	Vermillion, S.D.
No. 4 Singles	Bailey Christy	Hastings	SO	Hastings, Neb.
No. 5 Singles	Megan Carlson	Morningside	JR	Cherokee, Iowa
No. 5 Singles	McKayla Johnson	Northwestern	SO	Sioux Falls, S.D.
No. 6 Singles	Megan Solberg	Morningside	SR	Mitchell, S.D.
No. 6 Singles	Cheyanna Kempel	Doane	SO	Lincoln, Neb.

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Singles Honorable Mention: Daniela Lozano (Northwestern), Emily Meisinger (Concordia), Jennifer Heywood (Nebraska Wesleyan), Keelyn Dooley (Midland), Tori Van De Veer (Nebraska Wesleyan), Jessica Zach (Hastings)

Doubles:

Position	Name	School	Grade	Hometown
No. 1 Doubles	Katherine Ternent	Nebraska Wesleyan	JR	Omaha, Neb.
	Natalie Cech		JR	Lincoln, Neb.
No. 1 Doubles	Frankie Eszes	Northwestern	SR	Santa Maria, Calif.
	Terry Odera		SR	Nairobi, Kenya
No. 1 Doubles	Grace Hollenback	Concordia	SR	Wheat Ridge, Colo.
	Annie Horn		FR	Denver, Colo.
No. 2 Doubles	Daniela Lozano	Northwestern	SO	Bogota, Columbia
	Valerie Robinson		JR	Vermillion, S.D.
No. 2 Doubles	Jennifer Heywood	Nebraska Wesleyan	SR	Lincoln, Neb.
	Gaby Chaparro		SR	Chihuahua, Mexico
No. 3 Doubles	Bailey Christy	Hastings	SO	Hastings, Neb.
	Molly Mitchell		SO	Littleton, Colo.

Doubles Honorable Mention: Katie Hanson & Audri Swisher (Morningside), Emily Meisinger & Elyse Kohl
(Concordia), Savannah Mitchell & Morgan Meyer (Doane), Tori Van De Veer & Jamie Bridges (Nebraska Wesleyan), Megan Carlson & Natasha Hongsermeier (Morningside)

                         

GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports Co-Players-of-the-Year:
Gaby Chaparro (Nebraska Wesleyan) and Frankie Eszes (Northwestern)

GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports Coach-of-the-Year:
Rick Harley (Nebraska Wesleyan)

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