Pacer Women’s Tennis All-Decade Team Released
AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken athletic department and head coach Steve Dahm released the 2000-10 Women's Tennis All-Decade Team on Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
The 2000-10 USC Aiken Women's Tennis All-Decade team features six singles student-athletes and three doubles teams.
"This list was paticularly difficult to put together as we've been a team of depth over the years, not a team of individual stand-outs," remarked Dahm. "With that said, every player on this list made a major impact on the program and on me as a coach."
Kristin Hunter (2008) was only a member of the USC Aiken women's tennis program for one season, but she made an immediate impact as she went 12-4 at No. 1 singles in the 2008 season. She was 6-3 in Peach Belt Conference action that season.
Maria Claudia Romo (2002-03) was a member of the USC Aiken women's tennis team for two seasons. She played at No. 1 singles for both of her seasons in the Pacer program.
A member of the USC Aiken women's tennis program for four years, Mayra Kaefer (2004-07) is in the top 10 in school history in total singles wins with 43. She also owns the most wins at No. 1 doubles in school history with 36.
The normal doubles partner of Kaefer, Dominique Cassetori (2003-06) finished her career with 40 wins in singles action. She owned 49 doubles wins. Cassetori and Kaefer ended their time as a doubles duo with a school record 19 wins at No. 1 doubles.
Alexis McCarty (1999-2002) finished her career as a Pacer with a school record 64 wins in singles. She is still also the Pacer career leader in women's tennis in total doubles wins with 60.
Erika Eles (2000-03) is second only to McCarty in terms of singles and doubles wins in Pacer women's tennis history. Eles finished her career with 49 singles victories and 51 doubles wins. She and McCarty in 2000 and 2001 combined for a school second-best 21 wins as a doubles team.
Mathilde Grenet (2007-10) and Brittany Telford (2007-10) claimed 15 wins as a doubles tandem in 2009 and 2010. Both are in the top 10 in school history in singles and doubles wins. Grenet claimed 39 singles wins and 41 doubles victories, while Telford acquired 44 singles wins and 49 doubles wins. Grenet has the most wins in school history at No. 2 singles with 23.
Over a two-year period from 2009-10, Stephanie Humphrey (2008-11) and Maria Soledad Angel (2007-10) won a school second best 26 times as a doubles duo. Both are in the top 10 in school history for doubles wins in total with Angel claiming 47 and Humphrey obtaining 46. Humphrey is also the all-time leader in school history in wins at No. 1 singles with 19.
Nicole Copp (2003-06) and Otavia Bastos (2003-06) won a school record 33 times as a duo from 2004-06. Copp won 50 times in doubles in total, while Bastos claimed 46 wins. In singles, Copp acquired 46 wins, while Bastos won 44 times.
The head coaches of each of USC Aiken's teams selected the 2000-10 USC Aiken Athletic Department All-Decade teams.
Each team for each of the 11 sports will be comprised of the number of student-athletes that start a game or a match.
Over the course of the coming weeks, an All-Decade team will be released each week by the USC Aiken athletic department.
Please visit USC Aiken's official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com the remainder of the summer to see the All-Decade teams.
Women's Tennis All-Decade Team
Singles
Kristin Hunter
Maria Claudia Romo
Mayra Kaefer
Dominique Cassetori
Alexis McCarty
Erika Eles
Doubles
Mathilde Grenet/Brittany Telford
Stephanie Humphrey/Maria Soledad Angel
Nicole Copp/Otavia Bastos
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