Husky women's tennis standouts Venise Chan and Denise Dy were both named All-Americans today by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, putting a cap on two of the best individual seasons in UW history.

Chan and Dy both earned the honor in singles play. Players can also earn doubles All-America awards. Washington was one of just six programs with two singles All-Americans along with California, Baylor, Florida, UCLA, and Miami. Even NCAA Champion Stanford had just one singles All-American. ...

Washington State University sophomore Elisabeth Fournier and freshman Liudmila Vasilieva finished their 2010 seasons with top 65 national rankings as released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Additionally, Vasilieva, Fournier and the Cougars garnered year-end regional rankings. ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Whitworth heads to the Northwest Conference men's tennis tournament this weekend as the 5th-seeded team after the Pirates finished fifth in the final conference standings. The winner of this weekend's tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III championships. ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - It is déjà vu all over again for the Whitworth University women's tennis team. The Pirates will take on the University of Texas at Tyler at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Division III women's tournament at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in Claremont, California. ...

Whitworth University is a national power in smallcollege basketball. The 2009-10 Pirate men's basketball team finished the season with a 26-3 record, won their fourth consecutive Northwest Conference Tournament Championship, and advanced to their second NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in the last three seasons. Whitworth rose to as high as No. 4 in the national polls. ...

Jim Hayford, three-time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year (2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08) in his nine seasons as head coach at Whitworth University, has won more than 75 percent of his games as the Pirates' mentor. He surpassed the 100-win plateau more quickly than any other coach in Whitworth history. ...

The Eastern Washington University men's tennis dropped a Big Sky match-up against the Montana Grizzlies 5-2 Friday (April 16) at the Lindsay Tennis Center in Missoula, Mont. ...

The Eastern Washington University women's tennis team battled Montana State for the final Big Sky Conference Tournament spot, but ended up dropping the match 4-3 Saturday (April 17) at the BATC Outdoors in Bozeman, Mont. ...

Gonzaga University men's tennis player Roman Dojcak has been placed on the 12-member COSIDA Academic All-District 8 Second Team. To earn the award, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve on his/or team and hold at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. ...

•Quality coaching staff, including current Eagle Women's Basketball players
•An emphasis on the fundamentals of basketball in an enriching environment.
•Activities include drills in shooting, ball handling, passing, defense, as well as game competition. ...