Posted: May 07, 2024

Acena, Pardiwalla recognized by GPAC

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference selections for women's tennis and two College of Saint Mary student-athletes have been honored.

CSM's Renee Acena was named All-Conference at No. 1 singles for the fourth straight season. Acena and doubles partner Iyaanah Pardiwalla were recognized as All-Conference Honorable Mention in doubles action.

Maria Purizaca from Doane has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Tennis Player-of-the-Year, while Alex Struck from Morningside is the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Tennis Coach-of-the-Year.

2024 GPAC Women's Tennis All-Conference Team:

Singles:

Position	Name	School	Grade	Hometown
No. 1 Singles	Maria Purizaca	Doane	Fr.	Lima, Peru
No. 1 Singles	Line Jensen	Morningside	Fr.	Humlebaek, Denmark
No. 1 Singles	Renee Acena	College of Saint Mary	Sr.	Dubai, United Arab Emerates
No. 1 Singles	Mariana Molano	Concordia	So.	Bogota, Columbia
No. 1 Singles	Ari Lumanog	Midland	Gr.	Albuquerque, N.M.
No. 2 Singles	Jil Hellerforth	Morningside	Sr.	Luedensheid, Germany
No. 2 Singles	Chakira Derman	Concordia	Fr.	Lome, Togo
No. 2 Singles	Josline Carter	Hastings	Fr.	Severance, Colo.
No. 3 Singles	Delfina Stuzynska	Morningside	Sr.	Brussels, Belgium
No. 3 Singles	Victoria Harris	Hastings	Fr.	Sacramento, Calif.
No. 3 Singles	Graziela Dallagnol	Midland	So.	Cacador, Brazil
No. 4 Singles	Annika Meisel	Morningside	Fr.	Erfurt, Germany
No. 4 Singles	Grace Felder	Midland	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb.
No. 5 Singles	Alexa Richert	Concordia	Fr.	Gillette, Wyoming
No. 5 Singles	Emily Clotfelter	Morningside	Sr.	Fairfield, Mont.
No. 6 Singles	Lidia Suarez	Morningside	So.	Caracas, Venezuela
No. 6 Singles	Emily Westenberg	Northwestern	Fr.	Sioux Falls, S.D.

Singles Honorable Mention: Julia Kutz (Northwestern), Olga Furmanova (Northwestern), Elaina Fanton (Midland), Grace Schroller (Doane), Alana Lopez Pagan (Concordia), Eugenia Ramos (Mount Marty), Isabella Castillero (Doane), Jeena Carle (Midand), Emily Guiton (Doane), Macee Thompson (Midland), Kathryn Johnson (Doane)

Doubles:

Position	Name	School	Grade	Hometown
No. 1 Doubles	Line Jensen	Morningside	Fr.	Humlebaek, Denmark
	Delfina Stuzynska		Sr.	Brussels, Belgium
No. 1 Doubles	Ari Lumanog	Midland	Gr.	Albuquerque, N.M.
	Elaina Fanton		Jr.	Lincoln, Neb.
No. 1 Doubles	Maria Purizaca	Doane	Fr.	Lima, Peru
	Grace Schroller		So.	Marysville, Kan.
No. 2 Doubles	Kissmel Cedano Lapaix	Midland	Jr.	Santo Domingo, D.R.
	Grace Felder		Sr.	Lincoln, Neb.
No. 2 Doubles	Jil Hellerforth	Morningside	Sr.	Luedensheid, Germany
	Annika Meisel		Fr.	Erfurt, Germany
No. 3 Doubles	Emily Clotfelter	Morningside	Sr.	Fairfield, Mont.
	Macy McDonald		So.	Phillips, Neb.

Doubles Honorable Mention: Renee Acena and Iyaanah Pardiwalla (College of Saint Mary), Mariana Molano and Alana Lopez Pagan (Concordia), Chakira Derman and Tessa Blough (Concordia), Olga Furmanova and Emily Westenberg (Northwestern), Jeena Carle and Macee Thompson (Midland), Ainslie Robinson and Hannah Beckloff (Northwestern)