FULL NORTHEAST-10 RELEASE
MANSFIELD, Mass. – The fall 2021 season would not be complete for the New Haven women's tennis team without some end of season accolades from the Northeast-10 Conference. As announced today by the league office, three Chargers earned spots on All-Conference teams for their performances throughout the regular season.
The Blue and Gold's top doubles pairing of graduate students Gaayatri Shankar (Kochi, India/TocH Public School) and Ivana Andric (Griesheim, Germany) earned a spot on the Second-Team All-Conference squad at No. 1 doubles. Teaming up for nine matches in the topflight, Shankar and Andric finished the regular season with a 7-1 record including six straight wins together to open the year.
The other award went to freshman Karim Carreras (Asuncion, Paraguay/Colegio Bautista de Villa Morra) who was named to the All-Rookie team. In singles play Carreras collected six wins in 10 completed matches during her first season with the Blue and Gold, which included a streak where she won four out of five matches from Sept. 29 – Oct. 10. In the doubles rounds, she earned four victories, three of them coming in the Chargers' second flight.
The New Haven women's tennis team concluded the 2021 season Wednesday and look ahead to the Spring 2022 campaign. Stay tuned to NewHavenChargers.com this winter for the release of the spring slate of matches.
