Two Quakers make All-Ivy tennis teams

 

The Ivy League released its All-Ivy teams for the 2010-11 season, and an elite few from Penn were honored. Just a freshman, Connie Hsu absolutely crushed her competition this season. She posted an absurd 43-2 singles record en route to attaining the rare triple play of Ivy honors — she was unanimously named Ivy Player of the Year, Ivy Rookie of the Year, and First-Team All-Ivy. For some historical perspective, Hsu is just the fourth woman in Ivy tennis history to claim ROY and POY status in the same year. Penn coach Sanela Kunovac is one of the others, having accomplished the feat in 2001

Along with teammate Alexa Ely, she also earned First-Team All-Ivy in doubles — the duo went 7-0 in the Ancient Eight.

Meanwhile, senior captain for the men's side, Hicham Laalej, was a unanimous First-Team selection — he was the only unanimous first-teamer other than Princeton's Matija Pecotic, who won Ivy Player of the Year. Laalej went 15-2 at No.1 singles this spring, including a 5-2 record in the Ivy League. His only two losses came to Pecotic and another first-teamer, Harvard's Jonathan Pearlman.

Freshman Zach Katz was also recognized, named Second-Team All-Ivy in doubles.

Click here to see the full list for the men and women.

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