By: UMAC Office
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its 2021 Women's Tennis All-Conference Awards on Monday afternoon, honoring the outstanding athletic performances of 13 student-athletes.
Wisconsin-Superior's Maya Callaway was named Player of the Year while Head Coach Matt Swigart of Northwestern earned Coach of the Year honors.Â
The 13-member All-UMAC squad is as follows by institution:
UNW (5) - Weddle, Rinta, Smith, Dodge, GrossÂ
UMM (4) - Kiley Rodarmel, Kate Obright, Sam Tate, Megan Arens
UW-Superior (2) - Callaway, Emily Wald
CSS (2) -
Madilyn Jankila (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS),
Julia Maier (Hamburg, Germany/Heidberg Gymnasium)
Crown College was named the Team Sportsmanship winner on the women's side, which is selected by the UMAC coaches and awarded to the team that best represents sportsmanship throughout the entire season, including the championship event. Each team also had one representative named to the individual sportsmanship award list.Â
2021 UMAC Women's Tennis All-ConferenceÂ
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Player of the Year
Maya Callaway – UW-Superior
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Coach of the Year
Matt Swigart – NorthwesternÂ
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All-ConferenceÂ
Belinda Weddle – Northwestern
Maya Callaway – UW-Superior
Mafee Rinta – Northwestern
Emily Wald – UW-Superior
Taylar Smith – Northwestern
Kiley Rodarmel – Minnesota Morris
Kate Obright – Minnesota Morris
Madilyn Jankila (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) – St. Scholastica
Sam Tate – Minnesota Morris
Julia Maier (Hamburg, Germany/Heidberg Gymnasium) – St. Scholastica
Elli Dodge – Northwestern
Jessica Gross – Northwestern
Megan Arens – Minnesota Morris
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Team SportsmanshipÂ
CrownÂ
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Sportsmanship Awards
Martin Luther -- Dana Pietrzyk
Bethany Lutheran – Lauren Zimmerman
North Central – Megan Paulsen
Northwestern – Taylar Smith
St. Scholastica –
Julia Maier (Hamburg, Germany/Heidberg Gymnasium)
UW-Superior – Emily Wald
Minnesota Morris – Megan Arens
Crown – Sierra AllisonÂ
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