Markham earns All-Big Ten honors
May 03, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Seah honored with league's Sportsmanship Award
MADISON, Wis. — Ava Markham represented Wisconsin earning All-Big Ten honors, as the Big Ten Conference announced its 2020-21 Women's Tennis All-Big Ten Awards on Monday.
The junior from Demarest, New Jersey was one of 14 student-athetes tabbed All-Big Ten. A 2018 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner, it marked the first time Markham received All-Big Ten honors in her career. Markham held an 11-13 singles record this season for the Badgers (8-11 overall, 7-9 Big Ten), including 8-8 in Big Ten conference play. She was 4-4 when playing No. 2 singles.
Charmaine Seah was recognized with this year's Big Ten Sportmanship Award. A sophomore from Singapore, Seah finished 13-8 (9-6 B1G) for UW this season, including a 5-2 mark playing at No. 5 Singles.
2020-21 WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-BIG TEN AWARDS
Athlete of the Year — Alexa Noel (Iowa)
Freshman of the Year — Alexa Noel (Iowa)
Coach of the Year — Melissa Schaub (Ohio State)
All-Big Ten
Alexa Noel (Iowa)*
Elise van Heuvelen (Iowa)
Ayana Akli (Maryland)*
Chiara Lommer (Michigan)
Kari Miller (Michigan)*
Mary Lewis (Michigan State)
Rachel Hanford (Minnesota)*
Kristina Novak (Nebraska)
Maria Shusharina (Northwestern)
Isabelle Boulais (Ohio State)
Irina Cantos Siemers (Ohio State)*
Gabby O'Gorman (Penn State)*
Ena Babic (Purdue)
Ava Markham (Wisconsin)
Sportsmanship Award
Ashley Yea (Illinois)
Annabelle Andrinopoulos (Indiana)
Samantha Mannix (Iowa)
Minorka Miranda (Maryland)
Merri Kelly (Michigan)
Mary Lewis (Michigan State)
Juliet Zhang (Minnestoa)
Maja Makoric (Nebraska)
Hannah McColgan (Northwestern)
Irina Cantos Siemers (Ohio State)
Seira Shimizu (Purdue)
Alexandra Nielsen (Penn State)
Maya Jacobs (Rutgers)
Charmaine Seah (Wisconsin)
*Unanimous selection
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The junior from Demarest, New Jersey was one of 14 student-athetes tabbed All-Big Ten. A 2018 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner, it marked the first time Markham received All-Big Ten honors in her career. Markham held an 11-13 singles record this season for the Badgers (8-11 overall, 7-9 Big Ten), including 8-8 in Big Ten conference play. She was 4-4 when playing No. 2 singles.
Charmaine Seah was recognized with this year's Big Ten Sportmanship Award. A sophomore from Singapore, Seah finished 13-8 (9-6 B1G) for UW this season, including a 5-2 mark playing at No. 5 Singles.
2020-21 WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-BIG TEN AWARDS
Athlete of the Year — Alexa Noel (Iowa)
Freshman of the Year — Alexa Noel (Iowa)
Coach of the Year — Melissa Schaub (Ohio State)
All-Big Ten
Alexa Noel (Iowa)*
Elise van Heuvelen (Iowa)
Ayana Akli (Maryland)*
Chiara Lommer (Michigan)
Kari Miller (Michigan)*
Mary Lewis (Michigan State)
Rachel Hanford (Minnesota)*
Kristina Novak (Nebraska)
Maria Shusharina (Northwestern)
Isabelle Boulais (Ohio State)
Irina Cantos Siemers (Ohio State)*
Gabby O'Gorman (Penn State)*
Ena Babic (Purdue)
Ava Markham (Wisconsin)
Sportsmanship Award
Ashley Yea (Illinois)
Annabelle Andrinopoulos (Indiana)
Samantha Mannix (Iowa)
Minorka Miranda (Maryland)
Merri Kelly (Michigan)
Mary Lewis (Michigan State)
Juliet Zhang (Minnestoa)
Maja Makoric (Nebraska)
Hannah McColgan (Northwestern)
Irina Cantos Siemers (Ohio State)
Seira Shimizu (Purdue)
Alexandra Nielsen (Penn State)
Maya Jacobs (Rutgers)
Charmaine Seah (Wisconsin)
*Unanimous selection
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