SUWANEE, Ga. – In exclusive voting by the coaches of the league, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announce the 2012 All-SCAC Women's Tennis Team on Monday afternoon. In his first year, Head Coach Jason Box was named the Coach of the Year after guiding the Majors to an 18-5 overall record and third place finish at the SCAC Tournament. Freshman Deena Li Kam Wa earned First Team All-SCAC while seniorsLauren Williams and Elizabeth Meyer were named Honorable Mention.
For the first time in school history, Millsaps' Box has been recognized by his peers as the SCAC Women's Tennis Coach-of-the-Year. Box guided a Majors program that earned its highest ranking ever at the SCAC Tournament knocking Southwestern off 6-3 to earn 3rd place in the league improving to 18-5 overall for the season. The Majors team has made history with an 18-5 record and finishing third overall in the SCAC. They made the tremendous turnaround after finishing in last a season ago and only going 1-17. Box represents the first ever head coach to be recognized as SCAC Coach of the Year at Millsaps on either the Men's or Women's side.
Li Kam Wa, a freshman from Mauritius, was third in voting for SCAC Player of the Year and was named First Team All-SCAC. Li Kam Wa was outstanding all year as she finished 21-2 on the season including a 5-1 record in the SCAC at No. 1 singles. Her, along with Williams, finished the season 17-6 at No. 1 doubles. At one point in the season, Li Kam Wa won 18 consecutive matches and also took the Player of the Year, Mackenzie Knoop, to the brink as they had a three set battle at the SCAC Tournament that Knoop eventually won. Li Kam Wa finished the season ranked No. 23 in singles competition in the Atlantic South Region.
Williams, a senior out of Birmingham, Ala., was a leader on the team as she finished 18-4 at No. 3 singles throughout the year including a huge win over Trinity's Katie Griffin in the SCAC Tournament. Williams, who was also named to the All-Tournament Team, finished 17-6 at No. 1 doubles along with Li Kam Wa. Williams won nine singles matches in a row to conclude her career and helped clinch the last two points in her final home match against Meridian Community College.
Meyer, a senior out of Monroe, La., decided to join the Majors this season after a stellar tennis career at Neville High School. She did not disappoint on the court as she finished with a 19-4 singles record including a match-clinching win on Senior Night over Meridian Community College. She was ranked No. 15 in the Atlantic South Region midway through the year along with her partner, sophomore Callie Creekmore, at No. 2 doubles where they finished 19-4 on the season to lead the team. Meyer had many huge winning streaks including a eight and seven game singles winning streak going in the tournament and an eight game winning streak at doubles.
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