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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia Tech senior Yasmin Hamza has been selected as a member of the 2011 All-ACC Women’s Tennis Team as announced by the conference office Thursday morning. Hamza and her Tech teammates will face No. 12 Clemson Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m., in the first round of the ACC Men’s and Women’s Championships beginning held at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.

Hamza (Cairo, Egypt), No. 89 nationally in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, has played at the top of the lineup for the 54th-ranked Hokies for most of the dual match season. She has won 21 singles matches this year, including an upset of then No. 15 Zoe De Bruycker (North Carolina). Hamza is ranked No. 52 in doubles with Holly Johnson (Sr., Tallahassee, Fla.).

Miami senior Bianca Eichkorn was selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Year and leads the 2011 All-ACC Team.

Rachel Kahan of Duke was named as the ACC Freshman of the Year, and North Carolina’s Brian Kalbas received Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season. Individual honors, as well as the 19-member All-ACC team, were determined by a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches.


2011 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Team
Josipa Bek, Junior Clemson**
Keri Wong, Junior, Clemson*
Nadine Fahoum, Senior Duke
Rachel Kahan, Freshman, Duke
Ella Nze, Senior, Duke***
Reka Zsilinszka, Senior, Duke***
Katie Rybakova, Senior, Florida State***
Francesca Segarelli, Sophomore, Florida State
Jillian O’Neill, Junior, Georgia Tech
Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar, Junior, Maryland
Anna Bartenstein, Junior, Miami*
Bianca Eichkorn, Senior, Miami**
Zoe De Bruycker, Sophomore, North Carolina
Jelena Durisic, Senior, North Carolina
Shinann Featherston, Junior, North Carolina
Sanaa Bhambri, Senior, NC State
Lindsey Hardenbergh, Junior, Virginia*
Yasmin Hamza, Senior, Virginia Tech
Martina Pavelec, Senior, Wake Forest*

Player of the Year – Bianca Eichkorn, Miami

Freshman of the Year – Rachel Kahan, Duke

Coach of the Year – Brian Kalbas, North Carolina

* - Repeat All-ACC Selection
** - Three-time honoree
*** - Four-time honoree

ACC Women’s Tennis Bracket:
http://www.theacc.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/acc/sports/w-tennis/auto_pdf/11accwbracket

ACC Championships Page:
http://www.theacc.com/championships/11-tennis-championship.html

Virginia Tech vs. Clemson live stats:
http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/stats/2011-acc-champs-live-scoring.html

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