Winthrop, Mass. – Albertus Magnus College freshman women's tennis player Izzy Sabino (Cheshire, Conn.) has been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Sportsmanship Team as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
It was a record-setting fall for Sabino and the Falcons, as the team finished the year with an 8-6 overall record and qualified for the GNAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed after finishing 2-4 in league play. The eight wins were a new program record and the post-season berth in the conference tournament was the second in school history. Down the stretch, Albertus won their final two regular season matches.
Sabino tied for the team-lead with nine singles victories after competing all autumn at No. 3. She posted a 2-4 mark in conference action and a perfect 7-0 mark in non-conference tilts. In doubles play, the tandem of Sabino and sophomore Kelsea Wildman (Hamden, Conn.) partnered for a team-leading nine wins, highlighted by a six-match winning streak in the middle of the year, after competing at No. 2 all season. The duo also had a team-best three wins in conference action.
Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 12 member institutions, 12 associate member institutions, and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 17 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement.
