KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its women’s tennis postseason awards and All-MIAA teams for the 2021-22 seaosn.
 
Central Oklahoma’s Mae Canete was named the MIAA Player of the Year while her younger sister, Christine Canete, was voted the MIAA Freshman of the Year. Nebraska Kearney’s Alexis Bernthal was honored with the MIAA Sportsmanship Award.
 
Central Oklahoma Head Coach Joe Vann and Nebraska Kearney Head Coach Scott Shafer were both voted the MIAA Coach of the Year by their peers.
 
Mae Canete, a sophomore from Los Angeles, Calif., posted a flawless 7-0 record at No.1 singles against MIAA opponents and is currently 15-2 overall. In doubles action, Mae teamed up with Christine in the first position. The Canete due finished the season 6-0 against MIAA foes and 13-2 overall this spring. This is Mae’s second consecutive MIAA postseason honor after being named the Association’s Freshman of the Year in the 2020-21 season.
 
Christine Canete was selected the 2022 Freshman of the Year after a perfect 6-0 singles record and doubles records against MIAA competition. Overall, the first-year Calif. native was 13-1 this spring playing mostly No.2 singles and 13-2 playing No.1 doubles with Mae.
 
Alexis Bernthal was selected to receive the Association’s Sportsmanship Award. Bernthal, a freshman from Boulder, Colo., went 4-4 against MIAA opponents and ended the regular-season spring 9-8 overall playing from four different positions. In doubles action, Bernthal went 4-3 against MIAA foes and 7-9 overall playing from three different positions with various teammates.
 
Joe Vann, Head Coach of the Bronchos, led UCO to its second consecutive regular season title with an impressive 17-1 overall record and a perfect 8-0 record in the league. This was Vann’s first season at UCO. In his third season leading the Lopers, Head Coach Scott Shafer led UNK to a 11-9 overall record and finished 4-4 against MIAA opponents.
 
Below is a complete list of the 2021-22 MIAA Women’s Tennis Postseason Awards and Teams.
 
2022 MIAA Women’s Tennis Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams
Player of the Year – Mae Canete – Central Oklahoma*
Freshman of the Year – Christine Canete – Central Oklahoma
Sportsmanship Award – Alexis Bernthal – Nebraska Kearney
Coaches of the Year – Joe Vann – Central Oklahoma and Scott Shafer – Nebraska Kearney^

First-Team
No. 1 Singles – Mae Canete – Central Oklahoma*
No. 2 Singles – Christine Canete – Central Oklahoma
No. 3 Singles – Adel-Byanu Abidullina – Central Oklahoma*
No. 4 Singles – Grace Chadick – Central Oklahoma
No. 5 Singles – Lara Schmid – Washburn
No. 6 Singles – Tessa Kwakernaak – Northwest Missouri
No. 1 Doubles – Mae Canete and Christine Canete – Central Oklahoma*
No. 2 Doubles – Adel-Byanu Abidullina and Tizia Brocks – Central Oklahoma
No. 3 Doubles – Ioanna Lathouri and Anais Peralta – Missouri Western

Second-Team
No. 1 Singles – Marta Torres-Rodriguez – Washburn
No. 2 Singles – Esther Guëmes – Missouri Western
No. 3 Singles – Julia Aliseda – Northwest Missouri
No. 4 Singles – Anais Peralta Criado – Missouri Western
No. 5 Singles – Tizia Brocks – Central Oklahoma and Claudia Iglesias – Missouri Western^
No. 6 Singles – Cadence Lynn – Washburn
No. 1 Doubles – Melisa Becerra and Jazmin Zamorano – Nebraska Kearney
No. 2 Doubles – Vera Alenicheva and Tessa Kwakernaak – Northwest Missouri
No. 3 Doubles – Svea Crohn and Marta Torres-Rodriguez – Washburn

Honorable Mentions
No. 1 Singles – Anya Chavez – Missouri Western; Melisa Becerra – Nebraska Kearney; Vera Alenicheva – Northwest Missouri
No. 2 Singles – Jazmin Zamorano – Nebraska Kearney; Vera Carvalho – Northeastern State; Tyffaine Pais – Northwest Missouri; Maja Jung - Washburn
No. 3 Singles – Svea Crohn - Washburn
No. 4 Singles – Narinda Ranaivo – Nebraska Kearney; Sofia Pignataro – Northwest Missouri; Isabella Martensson - Washburn
No. 5 Singles – Carolina Lima De Oliveira – Northwest Missouri
No. 6 Singles – Blythe Buntrock – Central Oklahoma; Nicole Donnelly – Missouri Western
No. 1 Doubles – Anya Chavez and Isabella MacGibbon – Missouri Western; Antonia Ramos and Ana Zeikidze – Newman; Alexandra Dodashev and Sofia Pignataro – Northwest Missouri; Lara Schmid and Isabella Martensson - Washburn
No. 2 Doubles – Esther Guëmes and Claudia Iglesias – Missouri Western; Alexis Bernthal and Narindra Ranaivo – Nebraska Kearney; Maja Jung and Kinsey Fields - Washburn
No. 3 Doubles – Blythe Buntrock and Nikki Boyar – Central Oklahoma; Tyffanie Pais and Julia Aliseda – Northwest Missouri

*Indicates unanimous selection
^Includes Ties In Voting