April 17, 2008
ATLANTA – Kristi Miller has earned another spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference record book, becoming the first Yellow Jacket to be tabbed ACC Women’s Tennis Player of the Year, while head coach Bryan Shelton has been named the ACC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year the ACC Office announced Thursday.
Miller, a senior from Marysville, Mich., has been ranked among the nation’s top-10 in singles and doubles in 2008 and has been instrumental in helping Georgia Tech finish atop the league standings and capturing its fourth-straight regular season title. She went 10-1 in ACC matches this season and also posted a 6-4 mark atop the doubles lineup.
Shelton received ACC Coach of the Year honors for the second-consecutive year, and fourth in his nine-year coaching career on the Flats. The former Georgia Tech All-American has coached the Yellow Jackets to back-to-back ITA National Team Indoor Titles and three-consecutive ACC Championships entering this week’s ACC Tournament play.
Georgia Tech led all schools with four selections on the 2008 ACC Women’s Tennis All-Conference team, as Miller, Amanda McDowell, Whitney McCray and Christy Striplin were tabbed to the squad.
The honor is Miller’s fourth, while McDowell, McCray and Striplin have all been named to the team for the first time in their careers.
The 2008 ACC Women’s Tennis Championship begins today at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Coverage of the four-day tournament will be made available On-Demand every night by 9 p.m. on ACC Select from April 17-20.
2008 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
ACC Player of the Year Kristi Miller, Georgia Tech
ACC Freshman of the Year Ellah Nze, Duke
ACC Coach of the Year Bryan Shelton, Georgia Tech
All-ACC Team *Lana Krasnopolsky………. Boston College *Ani Mijacika…………………………. Clemson Carol Salge…………………………….. Clemson Amanda Granson……………………….. Duke Ellah Nze…………………………………… Duke Reka Zsilinkszka………………………… Duke *Lauren Macfarlane…………. Florida State Katie Rybakova……………….. Florida State Whitney McCray…………………… Georgia Tech Amanda McDowell…………… Georgia Tech * Kristi Miller……………………. Georgia Tech Christy Striplin………………… Georgia Tech *Laura Vallverdu………………………. Miami Sanaz Marand……………… North Carolina *Katrina Tsang……………… North Carolina Amanda Rales………………………… Virginia Yasmin Hamza……………….. Virginia Tech Sasha Kulikova………………… Wake Forest
**Denotes All-ACC repeat honoree
