AMCC WOMEN'S TENNIS: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

The AMCC is embarking on its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 academic year. Since 1997 there have been many outstanding teams and individual student-athletes who have risen to the top of their sports.  We are honored to recognize and highlight some of those accomplishments throughout this anniversary year.

Penn State Behrend has been a dominant force in AMCC women's tennis, winning 13 conference titles since 1997. Penn State Altoona is the only other repeat champion in the sport, winning back-to-back title in 2001 and 2002.

2011 Behrend graduate Arica Christman was a remarkable four-time AMCC Player of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). Christman went undefeated in conference play in No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles throughout her junior and senior years. 

Behrend's Allison Mudrey also put together quite the resume, as she compiled back-to-back-to-back player of the year honors in 2004, 2005, and 2006. As a freshman, Mudrey went undefeated in conference play at No. 1 singles, and then put together two additional seasons of going undefeated in both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. 

We are proud to honor the complete line-up of AMCC Women's Tennis Players of the Year from 1997-2016:

2015 – Shayla Landman, UPG - Landman helped the Bobcats to a perfect 8-0 mark in conference play, earning the top seed heading into the conference tournament. She led the conference at No. 1 singles with an impressive 8-1 mark, and also finished the regular season with a perfect 7-0 record at No. 1 doubles. 
2014 – Shayla Landman, UPG – Landman won nine conference No. 1 singles matches against nine different opponents without dropping a set and was named the 2014 AMCC Player of the Year. Landman led the Bobcats at both the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles positions to a semifinal finish as the #3 seed in the AMCC tournament.
2013 – Alexandra Laffey, BEH – The freshman went undefeated during league play while also earning first team honors at both No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles positions. 
2012 – Maria Iovino, UPG – Went undefeated in conference play at No. 1 singles. Iovino compiled an 8-0 record in singles and 6-2 in No. 1 doubles that helped propel the Bobcats into the conference tournament.
2011 – Arica Christman, BEH - Christman won her fourth-straight AMCC Women's Tennis Player of the Year award after completing another undefeated season in conference competition at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles.
2010 – Arica Christman, BEH – Christman had an undefeated season in conference competition at both No. 1 singles and at No. 2 doubles.
2009 – Arica Christman, BEH – The sophomore successfully defended her singles title and was runner-up at No. 1 doubles in the 2009 AMCC tournament.
2008 – Arica Christmasn, BEH – Christman was undefeated in conference play at No. 1 singles through the AMCC tournament.
2006 – Allison Mudrey, BEH – Three-time AMCC Player of the Year, completed another undefeated season in AMCC competition in both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.
2005 – Allison Mudrey, BEH - Mudrey was undefeated in both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles in conference play, earning her second consecutive player of the year honors.
2004 – Allison Mudrey, BEH – The freshman went undefeated in conference play at No. 1 singles.
2003 – Allison Schwartz, PSA -  Schwartz, a freshman, was undefeated in No. 1 singles for the Lions in conference play and won both the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles titles at the AMCC championship tournament.
2002 – Kirsten Getz, FSU
2001 – Angela Albertson, BEH
2000 – Julie Leininger, BEH – Went undefeated in doubles play at 15-0, which is the third all-time single-season record. She also finished 20-1 in singles play, the all-time single-season record.
1999 –Julie Leininger, BEH – Went 16-1 in doubles, currently still a single season record.
1998 – Abby Creek, FSU
1997 – Jo Ann Fabrizio, BEH – Went 14-5 in singles action and 11-3 in doubles.