Sports News: Fall 2002

Monday, October 21, 2002

GENEVESE & DERINGER NAMED TO COMMONWEALTH ALL-STAR TEAM;
BENNER COACH OF THE YEAR

ANNVILLE, PA --- Senior Jennifer Genevese (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) and sophomore Becky Deringer (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) of the Moravian College women’s tennis team have been named to the 2002 Commonwealth All-Conference Team while Greyhound head coach Dawn Benner, a native of Lititz, PA, has been tabbed as the Commonwealth Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.

The duo and Benner helped lead Moravian to an overall record of 15-0 record and the squad’s third straight and sixth MAC Team Championship in seven seasons this fall. Since 1994, the Greyhounds have posted a record of 132-11 and won six Commonwealth titles in addition to the six MAC Championships. The undefeated season was Moravian’s second straight and third in the last five years. Moravian currently has a 38-match winning streak and the squad had a 46-match winning streak from 1997 until 1999.

Benner has a career record of 153-63 in 16 seasons as Moravian’s head coach. She has led the program to the MAC Championship match each year since 1994.

Genevese, who was on the Commonwealth All-Conference Team last year, posted a 15-5 singles record this season as Moravian’s top singles player. She reached the semifinals of the 2002 MAC Individual Tournament as the number three seed and Genevese finished her career with a 53-13 singles record. In doubles action, Genevese combined with Deringer to post a 14-3 record as the Greyhounds’ top doubles tandem. Deringer, who was honored as the Commonwealth Rookie of the Year in 2001, was 12-6 at second singles for Moravian and has a career mark of 27-7 with two seasons left.