WILMINGTON, Del. – Freshman
Stephanie Puentes (Bogota, Columbia) of Goldey-Beacom College has been named as the 2011-12 Intercollegiate Tennis Association East Region Women's Rookie of the Year, it has been announced by ITA officials.
Honored as the 2011-12 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Player and Rookie of the Year, Puentes earned first team All-CACC honors after leading Goldey-Beacom to the CACC Championship Match. She posted a 13-2 overall singles record, including a 7-1 mark in the CACC. In addition, she was 7-7 in doubles matches.
During the Fall season, she became the first player to earn a win over Concordia College junior
Yuliya Plevako (Astana, Kazakhstan) in 20 conference matches. In addition, she also handed Holy Family University junior
Juliana Victoria (Guayaquil, Ecuador) her first singles loss of the season.
Puentes is currently ranked second in the latest ITA East Region singles rankings and is ranked fourth in the doubles rankings along with freshman
Anastasia Melnikova (Vladivostok, Russia).
Led by Puentes, the Lightning finished the 2011-12 season with a 9-6 record, including a 6-2 mark in the CACC.
