2014 All-PacWest Women's Tennis Teams

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Sonoma State senior Sara Celma and junior Leire Martinez were named to the 2014 All-PacWest Singles Team, and freshman Kaitlyn Haithcock, along with doubles partner Celma, both earned All-PacWest Doubles Team honors, it was announced by the conference office Thursday.

Sara Celma enjoyed unprecedented success as a senior in 2014, earning All-PacWest First Team recognition after breaking her own single-season wins record (20) with 25 victories in singles play, including an 18-2 mark in dual matches at the No. 1 spot in the lineup.  Celma finished the season as the No. 9 singles player in Division II -- the highest national ranking by a Sonoma State player in program history -- and is a strong candidate to become the program's second-ever All-American.  In the fall, Celma captured the 2013 USTA/ITA Fall Regional Championship in singles play in Los Angeles, followed by a seventh-place finish in the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Fort Meyers, Fla. in October.

In doubles play, Celma and teammate Kaitlyn Haithcock ended the year as the 9th-ranked doubles tandem in the West Region, sporting a 14-9 record overall and a 12-8 mark in dual matches, earning themselves an All-PacWest Third Team nod.

In Leire Martinez's first year with the Seawolf squad, she recorded 20 wins, going 20-3 which included a team-best 14-match win streak from Feb. 15 to Mar. 29.  All 20 of her victories were in straight sets, shutting out her opponents (6-0, 6-0) three times.

The Seawolves have garnered their highest national ranking to end the season (No. 19) after going 18-7 under the direction of the 2014 ITA Division II West Region Coach of the Year, Joaquin Lopez.  Sonoma State, which competed as an affiliate member of the Pacific West Conference for the first time this season in program history, placed fifth at the conference tournament in Arizona in April.

Eight-time PacWest women's tennis champion BYU-Hawaii earned six All-PacWest honors and swept the All-PacWest individual awards, as the teams were announced by the league office on Thursday.Nannan (Dallas) Zhang was named PacWest Player and Newcomer of the Year. A first-team All-PacWest selection, Zhang was a perfect 10-0 in singles and 15-1 in doubles on the season. She was the top-ranked player in singles in the West Region and ranked fourth in the nation.

Min (Karen) Liu was named PacWest Freshman of the Year. Also a first-team All-PacWest selection, Liu was 13-1 in singles play, with her only loss coming at the NCAA Championship. She was right behind Zhang in the ITA rankings, at No. 2 in the region and No. 5 in the nation.

Zhang and Liu were also a first-team All-PacWest doubles tandem, posting a 13-1 record on the season to rank first and second in the nation and region, respectively.

Dave Porter was named the PacWest Coach of the Year for the seventh-consecutive time. He guided the Seasiders to a 26-1 record, their 15th season with one loss or less since becoming Division II in 1999. BYUH was unbeaten during the regular season and won their eighth-straight PacWest championship.

The PacWest tennis awards and teams are based on a combination of coach voting and national rankings. The individual player and coach awards are nominated and selected by the PacWest coaches. The All-PacWest teams are based on the ITA West Region rankings released prior to the NCAA Championship (April 23).