Generals Sweep Major Women’s Tennis Awards

Tabb Nabs Double, Ishida and Yeatman Top Coach, Rookie

SALEM, Va. --- Washington and Lee University added four major awards and nine All-ODAC First Team selections to its 19^th ODAC women's tennis championship in the annual voting of the league's head coaches.  Senior Katie Tabb not only won the ODAC Player of the Year award for the second straight season, but she was also named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.

Head coach Eric Ishida picked up his second ODAC Coach of the Year award in as many seasons, and Generals' freshman Ellen Yeatman garnered ODAC Rookie of the Year honors.  Guilford College was bestowed the Team Sportsmanship Award.

Tabb, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, holds down the ranks at No. 1 singles for the Generals while also teaming with Lauren Caire at No. 1 doubles.  The duo was named First Team All-ODAC.  Tabb went 8-5 overall this year and 2-0 in ODAC regular season competition, all for the top flight.  She went a perfect 3-0 in the ODAC Tournament, picking up a win at #1 singles and two victories at #1 doubles.  Outside of conference action, she faced several of the nation's toughest players, posting wins over #1 players from several ranked teams including Mary Washington, Carnegie Mellon, DePauw and Williams.

Off the court, Tabb boasts a 3.487 grade point average while majoring in business administration and art history.  She is a four-time member of the Washington and Lee Dean's list and has been an honoree on the All-ODAC Academic Team.  She currently likes a blog for the NCAA that can be viewed from www.ncaa.com or from Washington and Lee's website at www.wlu.edu.

Yeatman, from Little Rock, Arkansas, went 10-4 on the season, mostly from the No. 2 singles position.  She posted a 4-0 record in ODAC matches.  Yeatman won both of her matches from the top flight slot, recorded a 7-3 mark at No. 2 singles, and came through with a 1-1 record at No. 3 singles.  In doubles action, she went a combined 11-3, mostly from the No. 2 and No. 3 flights.

Ishida took over as the full-time mentor following his interim role in 2007-08 in which he garnered his first ODAC Coach of the Year.  His Generals posted a 10-0 record against ODAC opponents in the regular season before adding three more victories on the way to the conference title.  Through those 13 matches, the Generals won each match contested in both the singles and doubles ranks.

Posted below are the entire 2009 All-ODAC Women's Tennis Teams.  For more information on ODAC women's tennis, visit any of the participating school's websites, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.

2009 WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-ODAC TEAMS
Player of the Year - Katie Tabb, Washington and Lee
Coach of the Year - Eric Ishida, Washington and Lee
Rookie of the Year - Ellen Yeatman, Washington and Lee
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete - Katie Tabb, Washington and Lee
Team Sportsmanship Award - Guilford