BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins women's tennis junior Taylour Newman picked up First Team All-MEC accolades with the league announcing its top honors and all-conference teams on Friday afternoon. 

Newman, a Simi Valley, Calif. native, posted a 6-2 mark in singles play while going 7-1 in doubles action in a shortened 2021 season. 

Winning two consecutive singles matches to end the season, Newman posted a 6-1 mark at the number one singles position. 

In doubles, Newman played with three different partners, all at the number one spot. She ended the season with six consecutive victories in doubles action, which included a pair of triumphs against WV Wesleyan with partner Chavana Sreenath on April 16 and April 27. 

West Virginia State's Abagail Wild (Player, Freshman of the Year) and John Simms (Coach of the Year) swept the top honors from the league for the Yellow Jackets. 

The All-MEC teams and awards are selected by a vote of the league's coaches. 

 

First Team All-Mountain East Conference
Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
Haarini Balakrishnan	Charleston	Fr.	Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Gemma Cliffe	West Liberty	Fr.	Auckland, New Zealand
AlexiAnn Drouin	Charleston	Jr.	Saint-Georges, Canada
Taylour Newman	Davis & Elkins	Jr.	Simi Valley, Calif.
Ainara Pastor	Fairmont State	Jr.	Javea, Spain
Prinkle Singh	Charleston	Fr.	Chandigarh, India
Gaya Solomon	W.Va. State	Jr.	Israel
Abigail Wild	W.Va. State	Fr.	Sheffield, England
Second Team All-Mountain East Conference
Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
Barbara Balancho	Charleston	Fr.	Porto, Portugal
Hanna Kruhlova	W.Va. State	Sr.	Minsk, Belarus
Chante Malo	W.Va. State	Jr.	Stockton-on-Tees, England
Isadora Matos	Fairmont State	Sr.	Curitiba, Brazil
Julia Pinto	W.Va. Wesleyan	Fr.
Candela Sevilla	Fairmont State	So.	Silla, Valencia, Spain
Nathalia Valencia	West Liberty	Fr.	Cochabamba, Bolivia

Player of the Year: Abigail Wild (West Virginia State)
Freshman of the Year: Abigail Wild (West Virginia State)
Coach of the Year: John Simms (West Virginia State)

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