Posted with permission, article and pictures, courtesy of Hawaii Pacific University
TEMPE, Ariz. – Hawai’i Pacific University’s Shaline Pipa and Marleen Tilgner were awarded Division II Women’s All-America honors this week by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Pipa earned All-America honors in singles and joined with Tilgner to take honors in doubles play. The ITA presents All-American honors to student-athletes that finish in the top 20 of the final ITA singles rankings and to doubles teams that finish in the top 10 of the final ITA doubles rankings.
Pipa, a freshman from Oldenburg, Germany, finished the season ranked ninth in singles. The PacWest Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year dominated singles competitions with a 17-1 record, 15-1 at the No. 1 spot. She was 8-1 against nationally ranked competition, but a late season injury kept her from playing singles in the Sharks final four matches.
Tilgner, a senior from Seevetal, Germany, an All-PacWest First-Team Singles and Doubles perfomer, teamed with Pipa to form HPU’s No. 1 doubles pair and finished the season ranked 10th in Division II. The duo posted a 14-2 record at No. 1, going 9-1 in their last 10 matches.
Tilgner just missed All-America honors in singles, finishing the year ranked No. 22 with a 16-3 record.
The Sharks finished the season ranked seventh by the ITA after going 17-9 overall and advancing to the NCAA Division II National Quarterfinals.
2022 ITA Division II Women’s All-America
Singles
Deniz Khazan, Barry
Natalie Espinal, Nova Southeastern
Mae Canete, Central Oklahoma
Julie Razafindranaly, Nova Southeastern
Luisa Hrda, Flagler
Eleonora Liga, Azusa Pacific
Neila Trklja, Columbus State
Christine Canete, Central Oklahoma
Shaline Pipa, Hawai’i Pacific
Marta Vicens Miquel, Saint Leo
Jil Engelmann, Barry
Nina Furmaniak, Saint Leo
Nika Kozar, Nova Southeastern
Isabella Dunlap, Indianapolis
Almudena Sanz, West Alabama
Claudia Borbon, Augusta
Haina Franco, West Alabama
Irene Recuenco, West Florida
Emilia Richter, Georgia College
Julia Moraes, Augusta
Doubles
Christine Canete / Mae Canete, Central Oklahoma
Madeline Bosnjak / Deniz Khazan, Barry
Natalie Espinal / Chantal Nosievici, Nova Southeastern
Luisa Hrda / Eden Schlagenhauf, Flagler
Camilla Ciaccia / Suzuka Sambyakugari, Wingate
Vaishali Jorge / Johanna Lippert, North Georgia
Haina Franco / Katia De La Garza, West Alabama
Daniela Farfan / Kim Moosbacher, Barry
Valentina Abrile / Mariana Ramirez, Columbus State
Shaline Pipa / Marleen Tilgner, Hawai’i Pacific
