Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Sun Mo, Sloane, and Mikaela win All-NCAC Honors!


CLEVELAND, Ohio – Three Gator juniors closed out the season with selections to the annual All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) team, released on Wednesday morning by the conference office. Juniors Sun Mo Koo, Mikaela Pope and Sloane Prince were named to the listing, as Koo and Prince earned second-team doubles honors, Koo additionally picked up second team singles honors and Pope was named an All-NCAC honorable mention selection.

Koo and Prince led the Gators in doubles victories, finishing the season 18-6, including a 14-6 mark at top-flight doubles. Ending the season winning seven of their last 10 doubles matches, Koo earned her first All-NCAC doubles honor, as Prince scores her second doubles accolade, earning All-NCAC Second Team plaudits during the 2012-13 season. Koo and Prince helped the Gators to a 5-0 sweep of Ohio Wesleyan with an 8-5 win at top-flight doubles.

Playing the season at top-flight singles, Koo finished the singles season with a 14-9 record, picking up a 10-7 record at top-flight alongside a 4-2 mark in tournament play. Koo picked up her second consecutive All-NCAC Second Team selection after earning the honor during the 2013-14 season. Koo was named Allegheny Female Athlete of the Week after a 5-0 mark during the Gators' spring break schedule, later helping the Gators finish fifth in the NCAC by winning three of her final four singles matches of the season.

Pope earned the first All-NCAC honor of her career, closing out the season by winning her last three matches and 8-2 over her final 10 matches. Pope scored a 6-4, 6-4 win at second-flight to help the Gators rally past Kenyon, 5-4, in Allegheny's first win over the Ladies since the 1984-85 season before ended season with wins over Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament.