For Immediate Release
Thursday, April 25, 2019
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Year
Kornelia Staniszewska
(Sr., Opalenie, Poland / Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa HS)
Augustana University
- Named NSIC Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive season
- One of two student-athletes in NSIC Women's Tennis to be named player of the year all four seasons (Michele Bailey, Winona State 2004-07)
- Went a perfect 18-0 in No. 1 Singles action this season and a perfect 8-0 in conference play
- In No. 1 Doubles action she was a perfect 20-0 on the season while teamed up with Laura Arce Vieyra
- Helped the team win their 10th straight regular season title and ninth straight tournament title
- Is ranked No. 29 singles player in the nation and is ranked as the No. 14 ranked doubles duo along with Arce Vieyra
- Defeated the No. 20 ranked singles player Jacqueline Engelbrecht (Washburn) 6-2, 6-3
- Staniszewska and Arce Vieyra defeated the No. 1 ranked doubles duo of Alexis Czapinski and Logan Morrissey (Washburn) 7-6 (7-5)
- Staniszewska and Arce Vieyra are tied for the best doubles win percentage in school history

NSIC Senior of the Year
Fernanda Morais Quintino dos Santos
(Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil / Colegio Pitagoras HS)
St. Cloud State University
- All-NSIC Doubles performer the past two seasons
- Was 8-8 at first singles and 10-6 record at first doubles in 2019
- ITA Academic Award winner in 2018 and Academic All-NSIC award winner
- Team captain for the Huskies in 2019

NSIC Freshman of the Year
Laura Arce Vieyra
(Fr., Mexico City, Mexico / Colegio Sierra Nevada)
Augustana University
- Went 15-1 over the course of the season and a perfect 9-0 in conference play
- In No. 1 Doubles action she went a perfect 20-0 on the season while teamed up with Kornelia Staniszewska
- Helped the team win their 10th straight regular season title and ninth straight tournament title
- Arce Vieyra and Staniszewska are the No. 14 ranked doubles duo in the nation
- Arce Vieyra and Staniszewska defeated the No. 1 ranked doubles duo of Alexis Czapinski and Logan Morrissey (Washburn) 7-6 (7-5)
- Staniszewska and Arce Vieyra are tied for the best doubles win percentage in school history

NSIC Coach of the Year
Vida Saliendra
(7th Season)
University of Mary
- Coached the Marauders to 14 wins this season which tied a program record
- Led UMary to eight conference wins, the second most in program history and the most since 2014
- Coached two athletes to All-Conference Singles and a doubles team to All-Conference
- Improved the Marauders record by eight wins from the 2018 season
 

First Team Singles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Laura Arce Vieyra	Fr.	Augustana	Mexico City, Mexico
Kornelia Staniszewska	Sr.	Augustana	Opalenie, Poland
Tasha Dembo	So.	UMary	Harare, Zimbabwe
Erin Streeter	Sr.	Minnesota State	Locust Grove, Ga.
Julia Geske	So.	MSU Moorhead	Rochester, Minn.
Chloe Jefferies	So.	Sioux Falls	Clive, Iowa
Second Team Singles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Taylor Jackson	Jr.	Augustana	Minneapolis, Minn.
Ariadna Lopez	Jr.	Bemidji State	Barcelona, Spain
Yusra Hegy	So.	UMary	Cairo, Egypt
Lorissa Yuen	So.	MSU Moorhead	Portland, Ore.
Shakhnaza Zhanatova	Jr.	Upper Iowa	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kendra Kappes	Jr.	Winona State	Neenah, Wis.
Third Team Singles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Grace Goble	So.	Augustana	Rapid City, S.D.
Zoe Lindgren	Sr.	Bemidji State	Bozeman, Mont.
Natalie Cahill	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Pine City, Minn.
Isabel Thiner	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Fargo, N.D.
Rachel Nguyen	Fr.	MSU Moorhead	Westminster, Colo.
Jill Kedrowski	Jr.	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, Minn.
First Team Double	Yr.	School	Hometown
Laura Arce Vieyra	Fr.	Augustana	Mexico City, Mexico
Kornelia Staniszewska	Sr.	Augustana	Opalenie, Poland
Julia Geske	So.	MSU Moorhead	Rochester, Minn.
Olivia Keelin	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Fargo, N.D.
Beth Murman	Fr.	Winona State	Fort Dodge, Iowa
Kaisey Skibba	Jr.	Winona State	Verona, Wis.
Second Team Doubles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Taylor Jackson	Jr.	Augustana	Minneapolis, Minn.
Anca Rusu	Jr.	Augustana	Baia Mare, Romania
Jamie Stoppler	Fr.	UMary	Bismarck, N.D.
Danielle Wolf	Jr.	UMary	Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Fernanda Morais Quintino DosSantos	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Jill Kedrowski	Jr.	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, Minn.
Third Team Double	Yr.	School	Hometown
Grace Goble	So.	Augustana	Rapid City, S.D.
Annika Teske	Jr.	Augustana	Elk River, Minn.
Zoe Lindgren	Sr.	Bemidji State	Bozeman, Mont.
Ariadna Lopez	Jr.	Bemidji State	Barcelona, Spain
Shakhnaza Zhanatova	Jr.	Upper Iowa	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Maryke Badenhorst	Fr.	Upper Iowa	Graaf-Reinet, South Africa