Lady Blues' Keiner named second team All-MIAA
April 26, 2006

(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) -- Senior Gena Lindsay led four from the MIAA champion Northwest Missouri State Bearcats as first-team selections to the 2005-06 All-MIAA Women's Tennis Team as voted by the conference coaches.

Lindsay was a unanimous repeat selection at No. 1 singles as well as the conference's Most Valuable Player. She also won the Sportsmanship Award, which she shared last season, and earned honorable mention in doubles with junior partner Erica Ramirez.

Lindsay has a current string of 29 consecutive wins at No. 1 singles for Northwest (18-2, 6-0 MIAA).

Two other Bearcats were unanimous selections in their singles flights -- both freshmen. Lindsay's younger sister, Emily, picked up all possible first-team votes at No. 6, while Jordan Lipira did the same at No. 5. Lipira also earned first-team honors with junior partner Amanda Hardie at No. 3 doubles.

Lipira and a third freshman first-team choice, Lindsy Blair of Truman (13-7, 2-4 MIAA) at No. 3 singles, shared the MIAA Freshman of the Year award. Blair was 19-2 in dual match singles while Lipira was 13-2 -- both were undefeated in MIAA play.

Northwest head coach Mark Rosewell picked up his 18th MIAA Coach of the Year award between men's and women's tennis, as he guided the Bearcats to their 10th conference title -- first since 2003.

Conference runner-up Missouri Southern (12-7, 4-2 MIAA) had two players earn first-team recognition. Junior Barb Gombosi was the choice at No. 2 singles, and joined sophomore partner Michelle Hall to get the nod at No. 1 doubles.

After earning first-team selection last season at No. 6 singles, junior Karly Schultz of Emporia State (16-6, 3-3 MIAA) made the top squad at No. 4 singles.

Southwest Baptist (14-13, 4-2 MIAA) had its No. 2 doubles squad of senior Lynne Klaasen and sophomore Iveta Wolfgramm earn first-team accolades.

2005-06 All-MIAA Women's Tennis Team

First Team Fl. Yr. Hometown
+Gena Lindsay, NWMSU 1S Sr. St. Joseph, Mo.
Barb Gombosi, MSSU 2S/1D Jr. Maribor, Slovenia
Lindsy Blair, TSU 3S Fr. Pella, Iowa
Karly Schultz, ESU 4S Jr. McPherson, Kan.
+Jordan Lipira, NWMSU 5S/3D Fr. St. Joseph, Mo.
+Emily Lindsay, NWMSU 6S Fr. St. Joseph, Mo.
Michelle Hall, MSSU 1D So. Lee's Summit, Mo.
Lynne Klaasen, SBU 2D Sr. Kulis River, South Africa
Iveta Wolfgramm, SBU 2D So. Tepuce, Czech Republic
Amanda Hardie, NWMSU 3D Jr. Chillicothe, Mo.
+=Unanimous selection in singles

Second Team (Two No. 1 singles selected due to tie in voting)
Marcela Bayon, ESU 1S/2D So. Chihuahua, Mexico
Jennifer Keiner, WU 1S So. Las Vegas, N.M.
Natalie Villaflor, ESU 2S/1D So. Oklahoma City, Okla.
Kristen Meschede, MSSU 3S Jr. Grain Valley, Mo.
Lena Gomez, NWMSU 4S Fr. Barcelona, Spain
Valerie Jones, SBU 5S Sr. Wichita, Kan.
Trish Moceo, SBU 6S/3D Fr. Lubbock, Texas
Lacey Luina, ESU 1D Jr. Lawrence, Kan.
Karly Schultz, ESU 2D Jr. McPherson, Kan.
Lauren Hodson, SBU 3D So. Bolivar, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Michelle Hall, MSSU 1S So. Lee's Summit, Mo.
Julie Huyberechts, WU 2S/1D Jr. Louvain-LaNeuve, Belgium
Carolina Amaral, NWMSU 3S So. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lacey Luina, ESU 3S Jr. Lawrence, Kan.
Kim McMunn, MSSU 4S/2D Sr. Parsons, Kan.
Amber Raindl, WU 4S/2D Jr. Midland, Texas
Annie Boothe, ESU 5S Sr. Goddard, Kan.
Alicia Gardner, WU 5S So. Omaha, Neb.
Ashton Lawrence, MSSU 5S So. Parsons, Kan.
Kasey Adams, MSSU 6S Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla.
Lisa Coleman, WU 6S Jr. Olathe, Kan.
Whitney Hamilton, TSU 1D So. Topeka, Kan.
Jennifer Salmon, TSU 1D So. Cameron, Mo.
Jennifer Keiner, WU 1D So. Las Vegas, N.M.
Gena Lindsay, NWMSU 1D Sr. St. Joseph, Mo.
Erica Ramirez, NWMSU 1D Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
Lauren Harris, WU 2D So. Wichita, Kan.
Kristen Meschede, MSSU 2D Jr. Grain Valley, Mo.
Audrie Miller, WU 3D So. McPherson, Kan.
Alex Rodenbeek, WU 3D So. Salina, Kan.

Most Valuable Player: Gena Lindsay, NWMSU (unanimous choice)
Co-Freshmen of the Year: Lindsy Blair, TSU & Jordan Lipira, NWMSU
Sportsmanship Award: Gena Lindsay, NWMSU
Coach of the Year: Mark Rosewell, NWMSU