Two Pioneers earn OAC honors in women's tennis
Carraher named first team All-OAC; Smith awarded second team honors

May 3, 2006
MARIETTA, Ohio — The Ohio Athletic Conference office announced its 2006 women's tennis award winners Wednesday (May 3), and both freshman Amanda Carraher (Hilliard/Davidson) and sophomore Elizabeth Smith (Vienna, W.Va./Parkersburg Catholic) earned recognition from the league coaches.

Carraher became the first Pioneer to ever receive first team All-OAC honors, while Smith's second team award is also the first for a Marietta student-athlete in women's tennis.

Carraher, who joined the team following its spring break, brought a lot of experience to the court and quickly helped solidify the top of the Pioneers' lineup. Carraher finished the season with a 9-2 record at first singles and won each of her last seven matches. Her only two losses came to OAC Player of the Year Andrea Isaac (B-W) and fellow first team honoree Kaitlyn Macdonald (ONU). Carraher also teamed up with senior Lauren Stermer (Ocala, Fla./Forest) to go 7-3 at first doubles this year.

Smith began the year at first singles, but slid over to second singles when Carraher arrived. Smith compiled a 6-2 record at second singles and finished 8-5 overall at singles play. She also ended the year with a lengthy win streak of six matches. Smith went 3-11 in doubles play, seeing most of her time at second doubles.

Marietta, under the direction of Head Coach Kesha Bradford, finished the year with a 5-9 overall record and went 3-6 in the OAC. The Pioneers advanced to the quarterfinals of the OAC Tournament for the first time in school history, before losing to eventual champion John Carroll.

Freshman Amanda Carraher became the first Pioneer ever named first team All-OAC in women's tennis

All-OAC Teams