Flushing, NY---The City University of New York Athletic Conference released the 2009 Women's Tennis All-Star Team and Brooklyn College was very well represented as five team members earned recognition.

First-year tennis player, Amalea Sideris (St. Demetrios / Astoria, NY) was named conference rookie of the year after a season that saw her go 11-4 in singles play, including an outstanding 8-0 record in regular season CUNYAC matches.  Sideris was also outstanding in doubles play, going 11-5 on the season with a variety of partners.

Nadine Alexander (Boys & Girls / Brooklyn, NY), Erika Gil (Fort Hamilton / Brooklyn, NY) and Diana Derks (Herlong / Frankfurt, Germany) were each named to First-Team All-Conference, while Olexandra Ovsiy (American / Dnepropetrousk, Ukraine) was named to the Second-Team.

Alexander and Derks were 6-1 in CUNYAC singles play, while Gil was a perfect 8-0 against conference opponents.  Ovsiy, the 2008 Rookie of the Year, was 7-2 in league play.  

To read the CUNYAC All-Star release, CLICK HERE.