AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State tennis team handed out season-end honors Sunday at its annual awards banquet at the Hunziker Auditorium in the Jacobsen Athletic Building. Each member of the team voted on individual awards to \honor their teammates.
Erin Karonis earned the team's Most Valuable Player award in her first year as a member of the Cyclone tennis squad. Karonis, a freshman from Ivyland, Pa., played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for ISU this past season. Karonis earned a Big 12 victory over Texas Tech's Samantha van der Drift on March 15. She also teamed with senior Chrissy Derouin to upset Texas A&M's Tiffany Clifford and Anna Blagodarova, who finished the season as the 51st-rated doubles team in the nation.
Senior Caitlin Loprinzi received the Sharon Mathes Mental Toughness award. Loprinzi also took home the Hardest Worker award, which she shared with Liza Wischer. Loprinzi played this season injury free after struggling with injuries throughout her first three years as a Cyclone.
Fellow senior Chrissy Derouin, a native of Moline, Ill., took home the Super Cyclone Spirit Award for her positive motivation and encouragement which she exhibited on and off the court. Derouin also received the award as a junior.
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