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Women's tennis wins 100th; Player, Coach of Year
Andrew Smothers
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: Sports
Coach Shannon Tully was recognized as the top coach in the League for the third consecutive time and fifth time in her seven seasons at UIC. Tully guided her team to another perfect League season and another top seed in the HL championships.
But the award party was not only open to the women's team. The UIC men's tennis program took home some hardware after their second-place finish in the Horizon League regular season. They also had the conference championship final yesterday, and results are unavailable. Visit UICFlames.com for updated information.
After finishing the season at 5-1 in conference, senior Eric Fey, junior Adriano Liccardo, and sophomores Bastian Harbo and Sebastian Lystad were all named to the Horizon League second team.
Fey, UIC's all-time leader in doubles victories for a career, went 5-1 against Horizon League opponents, only falling in a tight tiebreaker match against Butler. Fey was also named the recipient of the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award. The honor recognizes "student-athletes who display admirable conduct both on and off the court."
This is the first season the Flames have had more than two student-athletes receive league honors since the 1998 season.
Also joining in on the recognition was UIC men's tennis coach Hans Neufeld. Neufeld was named HL coach of the year for the second time in his seven seasons at UIC. 2008 saw Neufeld defeat Butler for the first time of his career on Apr. 18, breaking the Bulldogs 49 match winning streak.
But the award party was not only open to the women's team. The UIC men's tennis program took home some hardware after their second-place finish in the Horizon League regular season. They also had the conference championship final yesterday, and results are unavailable. Visit UICFlames.com for updated information.
After finishing the season at 5-1 in conference, senior Eric Fey, junior Adriano Liccardo, and sophomores Bastian Harbo and Sebastian Lystad were all named to the Horizon League second team.
Fey, UIC's all-time leader in doubles victories for a career, went 5-1 against Horizon League opponents, only falling in a tight tiebreaker match against Butler. Fey was also named the recipient of the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award. The honor recognizes "student-athletes who display admirable conduct both on and off the court."
This is the first season the Flames have had more than two student-athletes receive league honors since the 1998 season.
Also joining in on the recognition was UIC men's tennis coach Hans Neufeld. Neufeld was named HL coach of the year for the second time in his seven seasons at UIC. 2008 saw Neufeld defeat Butler for the first time of his career on Apr. 18, breaking the Bulldogs 49 match winning streak.
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