Texas Tech University Athletics
Tereschenko Named Southwest Region Rookie of the Year
June 01, 2001 | Women's Tennis
June 1, 2001
LUBBOCK, Texas - Freshman Irina Tereschenko of the Texas Tech women's tennis team has garnered another honor for her performances this season as she was named the Southwest Region Rookie of the Year.
The regional award, which includes schools from Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, is the third award for Tereschenko this season. Earlier this year, she was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and was a first-team All-Big 12 selection.
Tereschenko, a native of Moscow, Russia, compiled a 3-5 record in Big 12 play at No. 1 and No. 2 singles this season for the Red Raiders. She finished the year with an overall record of 12-5. Tereschenko began the season at No. 3 singles for head coach Virginia Brown and won all five of her matches to start the year. She moved to the No. 1 position because of injuries to other players and went on to post a 6-3 mark in the regular season. She also teamed with sophomore Beverly Dawson to form a terrific doubles pairing this season, as the duo compiled an overall mark of 14-4 and 6-4 in conference play.
