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For Release: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 (3 pages) Contact: Amy Carlton, Media Relations

2005 All-Conference, Division Tennis Awards Announced by the American Southwest Conference RICHARDSON, Texas ---- Conference tennis champions Hardin-Simmons University placed five players on the American Southwest Conference men's and women's All-Conference teams selected by vote of the 15 ASC head coaches. ASC West Division Most Valuable Player David Wu (Abilene, Texas) leads the list of Hardin-Simmons All- Conference honorees. The HSU All-Conference quintet also includes Brad Grace (Victoria, Texas), Hazel de la Torre (Abilene, Texas), Tracy Henington (Abilene, Texas) and Caroline Scott (Abilene, Texas). Scott was voted the women's West Division Newcomer of the Year while Henington was the women's West Division Freshman of the Year. Several division individual award winners are among the All-Conference selections. Mississippi College freshman Taylor Clemmer (Madison, Miss.) was named men's ASC East Most Valuable Player and Freshman of the Year. Women's ASC East Most Valuable Player honors went to Mississippi College's Ashley Diaz (Maben, Miss.) while Texas Lutheran University junior Angela Bryant (Weatherford, Texas) was the ASC West Most Valuable Player. Dante Cage (Corpus Christi, Texas) of Texas Lutheran was tri-winner of the ASC West Freshman of the Year award. Marie Williams (Duncanville, Texas) of Howard Payne University, Adam O'Neal (Mesquite, Texas) of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Adam Stone (Houston, Texas) of the University of Texas at Tyler complete the 2005 ASC All- Conference tennis teams. Other individual award winners in the ASC East Division include men's Newcomer of the Year Jordan Repsher (Friendswood, Texas) and women's Newcomer of the Year Kristin Thomas (St. Augustine, Fla.), both of Texas-Tyler, and women's Freshman of the Year Sarah Spraberry (Southhaven, Miss.) of Mississippi College. ASC East Women's Coach of the Year honors were shared by David Boteler of Mississippi College and Andrew Gannon of Austin College. Chris Bizot of Texas-Tyler and Bryan Whitt of Texas-Dallas were men's co-ASC East Coach of the Year award winners. Men's ASC West Tri-Freshman of the Year honors were presented to Cage, Ross Bennett (Floydada, Texas) of McMurry University and Christian Sasam (Pearland, Texas) of Schreiner University. Garrett Parker (Fredericksburg, Texas) of Schreiner was voted men's ASC West Newcomer of the Year. Texas Lutheran coach Bill Lehman was selected women's ASC West Coach of the Year while men's ASC West Tri-Coach of the Year honors went to Mark Hathorn of McMurry, Lee Jennings of Schreiner and Shane Williford of Hardin-Simmons. Complete ASC All-Conference, ASC East Division and ASC West Division awards and team lists follow.

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE 2005 ALL-CONFERENCE TENNIS TEAMS MEN Dante Cage Fr. Texas Lutheran Corpus Christi, Texas / Carroll HS Taylor Clemmer Fr. Mississippi College Madison, Miss. Brad Grace Sr. Hardin-Simmons Victoria, Texas Adam O'Neal Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Mesquite, Texas Adam Stone Sr. Texas-Tyler Houston, Texas / Clear Lake HS David Wu Jr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS

WOMEN Angela Bryant Jr. Texas Lutheran Weatherford, Texas Hazel de la Torre Fr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS Ashley Diaz Jr. Mississippi College Maben, Miss. Tracy Henington Fr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS Caroline Scott Jr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Cooper HS Marie Williams Sr. Howard Payne Duncanville, Texas

-- ASC All-Division Teams, Awards Follow -- ASC 2005 Tennis Awards (2)

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TENNIS EAST DIVISION AWARDS

MEN East Division First Team Steven Campbell Fr. Texas-Tyler San Angelo, Texas / Central HS Taylor Clemmer Fr. Mississippi College Madison, Miss. Patrick Painter So. Texas-Tyler Friendswood, Texas Adam Stone Sr. Texas-Tyler Houston, Texas / Clear Lake HS Mason Walker Fr. Mississippi College Tupelo, Miss. Michael Ward So. Mississippi College Clinton, Miss. East Division Player of the Year Taylor Clemmer, Fr., Mississippi College East Division Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Repsher, Fr./Tr., University of Texas at Tyler East Division Freshman of the Year: Taylor Clemmer, Fr., Mississippi College East Division Co-Coach of the Year: Chris Bizot, University of Texas at Tyler; Bryan Whitt, University of Texas at Dallas

East Division Second Team Hunter Cippele Fr. LeTourneau Longview, Texas Kevin Cook Jr.. Texas-Tyler League City, Texas Porter Glover So. Mississippi College McComb, Miss. Roby Martin Sr. Texas-Dallas Waxahachie, Texas Jordan Repsher Fr. Texas-Tyler Friendswood, Texas Alan Stryker Sr. Austin College Corpus Christi, Texas / Carroll HS

East Division Honorable Mention Jeremy Martinez So. LeTourneau Deer Park, Texas / La Porte HS Daniel Rigdon Jr. Mississippi College Meridian, Miss. Omar Saenz Fr. Austin College Mission, Texas / Sharyland HS Joseph Vann Fr. Texas-Tyler Lake Jackson, Texas /Brazoswood HS

WOMEN East Division First Team Catarina Barbosa So. Texas-Tyler Palestine, Texas / Cayuga HS Nicole Barrett Fr. Texas-Tyler Allen, Texas Ashley Diaz Jr.. Mississippi College Maben, Miss. Hillary Matheny Fr. Mississippi College Hammond, La. Heather Seals So. Louisiana College Kirbyville, Texas Sarah Spraberry Fr. Mississippi College Southhaven, Miss. Kristin Thomas Jr. Texas-Tyler St. Augustine, Fla. / Florida CC Cameron Vaughan Jr. Mississippi College Jackson, Miss. East Division Player of the Year Ashley Diaz, Jr., Mississippi College East Division Newcomer of the Year: Kristin Thomas, Jr., University of Texas at Tyler East Division Freshman of the Year: Sarah Spraberry, Mississippi College East Division Co-Coach of the Year: David Boteler, Mississippi College; Andrew Gannon, Austin College

East Division Second Team Jaime Bastian Fr. LeTourneau Tarentum, Pa. / Canfield, Ohio HS Sarah Ruth Carroll So. LeTourneau Andover, Kan. / Central HS Kristen Coy So. Texas-Tyler Baytown, Texas / Lee CC Ashley Hall Jr. Mississippi College Brookhaven, Miss. April Hamilton Sr. LeTourneau Henderson, Texas Shannon Randle Jr. Mississippi College Jackson, Miss. Mica Tucker Fr. Austin College Bonham, Texas

East Division Honorable Mention Valerie Emmett So. Austin College Midlothian, Texas Erin Light Sr. Austin College Fort Worth, Texas / All Saints Episcopal HS Amanda Lorren Jr. Texas-Tyler Lindale, Texas / Springhill HS Jamie Slater So. Louisiana College Alexandria, La. / Tioga HS

-- More, ASC West Division -- ASC 2005 Tennis Awards (3)

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TENNIS WEST DIVISION AWARDS

MEN West Division First Team Dante Cage Fr. Texas Lutheran Corpus Christi, Texas / Carroll HS Brad Grace Sr. Hardin-Simmons Victoria, Texas Roy Lehman So. Hardin-Simmons Vernon, Texas Adam O'Neal Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Mesquite, Texas Christian Sasam Fr. Schreiner Pearland, Texas David Wu Jr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS

West Division Player of the Year David Wu, Jr., Hardin-Simmons West Division Newcomer of the Year: Garrett Parker, Sr., Schreiner University (Fredericksburg, Texas) West Division Tri-Freshman of the Year: Ross Bennett, McMurry University (Floydada, Texas); Dante Cage, Texas Lutheran University; Christian Sasam, Schreiner University West Division Tri-Coach of the Year: Mark Hathorn, McMurry University; Lee Jennings, Schreiner University; Shane Williford, Hardin-Simmons University

West Division Second Team Adam Cherry So.. McMurry Spearman, Texas Ricky Gonzales So. Howard Payne Amarillo, Texas Wes Kidd So. Hardin-Simmons Beevile, Texas / A.C. Jonah HS Wade Morgan Fr. Hardin-Simmons Odessa, Texas / Permian HS Rodney Munoz So. Texas Lutheran Bruni, Texas Clint Schuelke Sr. Howard Payne Grady, Texas

WOMEN West Division First Team Angela Bryant Jr. Texas Lutheran Weatherford, Texas Hazel de la Torre Fr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS Tracy Henington Fr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS Caroline Scott Jr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS McKenzie Swindle Jr. Hardin-Simmons Mansfield, Texas Marie Williams Sr. Howard Payne Duncanville, Texas

West Division Player of the Year Angela Bryant, Jr., Texas Lutheran University West Division Newcomer of the Year: Caroline Scott, Jr., Hardin-Simmons University West Division Freshman of the Year: Tracy Henington, Fr., Hardin-Simmons University West Division Coach of the Year: Bill Lehman, Texas Lutheran University

West Division Second Team Jenny Growcock Sr. Texas Lutheran , Texas / Churchill HS Stephanie Haynes Jr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, Texas / Wylie HS Kim Lane Fr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Deer Park, Texas Megan Nalley Sr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Southlake, Texas Alyssa Story Fr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Corpus Christi, Texas Amy Torti Fr. McMurry Irving, Texas / MacArthur HS Cathleen Tousitiphonenay So. Howard Payne Amarillo, Texas

West Division Honorable Mention Danielle Bolin Sr. McMurry Colleyville, Texas / Grapevine HS

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