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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. \u2013 The Horizon League announced its postseason All-League awards Thursday afternoon, with Oakland earning five honors: three All-League team selections, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year. Freshman Oliwia Klimas<\/a> was named Freshman of the Year and picked to the All-League First Team, junior Edie Hammond<\/a> and sophomore Martyna Piechowicz<\/a> were selected to the All-League Second Team, and head coach David Brown<\/a> was honored as Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n Klimas led Oakland in singles play, finishing the regular season with a 13-4 record, including a 2-0 mark at the No. 2 singles court and an 11-4 record on the No. 3 court. The freshman from Poland went 5-0 in conference singles play and was runner-up at this year’s Horizon League Individual Singles Championship, with her only loss coming to teammate Piechowicz. Her Freshman of the Year award marks the third straight year the Golden Grizzlies have received the honor, following sophomore Nisa Bulut<\/a> last season and junior Emilia Jarvinen<\/a> two seasons ago.<\/p>\n Hammond and Piechowicz each collected the first postseason honors of their career. Hammond posted the team’s second-best singles record at 11-7 during the regular season and, like Klimas, went undefeated in conference play. In the fall, she went unbeaten in both singles and doubles at the Rocket Indoor Invitational. Piechowicz, who primarily played at No. 1 singles, won this year’s Horizon League Individual Singles Championship, defeating every opponent she faced, including the league’s Player of the Year.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sharing Coach of the Year honors with Northern Kentucky’s head coach, Brown becomes the first Oakland coach to receive the award in Horizon League history. After leading the Golden Grizzlies to their first Horizon League regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in both the preseason poll and the conference tournament, Brown has guided the program to one of its best seasons ever as the team looks to secure its first Horizon League tournament title.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies await the winner of the No. 4 Cleveland State vs. No. 5 IU Indianapolis matchup, and will face the advancing team on Saturday, April 25, at 3 p.m. (ET) at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/p>\n Below is the full list of this year’s Horizon League Women’s Tennis Awards.<\/p>\n Player of the Year How to Follow Oakland Women’s Tennis: For complete information on Oakland Women’s Tennis, follow the team on Instagram at @oaklandtennis_<\/a> and on X at @OaklandWTennis<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nNel Van Hout, Milwaukee
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\nFreshman of the Year
\nOliwia Klimas<\/a>, Oakland
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\nHerb Foster Sportsmanship Awards
\nHonoka Yamashita, Milwaukee*
\nLydia Foster, Youngstown State*
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\nCoach of the Year
\nBrian Nester, Northern Kentucky
\nDave Brown, Oakland
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\nAll-League First Team
\nElla Franz, Cleveland State
\nKally Kadzinski, IU Indy
\nNel Van Hout, Milwaukee
\nNadiia Konieva, Milwaukee
\nOliwia Klimas<\/a>, Oakland
\nHanna Telzynska, Youngstown State
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\nAll-League Second Team
\nAnna Mancino, Cleveland State
\nSydney Zakic, Northern Kentucky
\nMartyna Piechowicz<\/a>, Oakland
\nEdie Hammond<\/a>, Oakland
\nLorena Cedeno, Youngstown State
\nYeseniia Ovcharova, Youngstown State
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\nHerb Foster Sportsmanship Award Finalists
\nLaura Tapia, Cleveland State
\nCalli Sokolowski, IU Indy
\nHonoka Yamashita, Milwaukee*
\nHaley Slay, Northern Kentucky
\nEmilia Jarvinen<\/a>, Oakland
\nLydia Foster, Youngstown State*<\/p>\n