
2011 Fall All-Stars Division II Girls' Tennis
First Team: from top left, Anna Spoden, York Catholic, player of the year; Carlee Brumgard, Biglerville; Cara Glatfelter, Northeastern; Stephanie Seabra, York Suburban; Katie Wagner, Susquehannock; Nicole Daacke, Susquehannock, Lainey Elliott, York Catholic and Marianne Michels, Susquehannock, coach of the year. First Team Doubles: Anna Spoden - Lainey Elliott, York Catholic and Katie Wagner - Nicole Daacke, Susquehannock.
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Anna Spoden, York Catholic: The Fighting Irish junior moved into the top spot vacated by the graduation of her sister, Ava. Anna went 12-0 in dual matches, her third straight undefeated season in team competition. Spoden's unblemished regular season included a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Tori Davis of Division I champion Dallastown on Aug. 30 and a 6-1, 6-4 win against eventual YAIAA Class AAA champion Katie Wagner of Susquehannock on Oct. 5. York Catholic finished second in Division II and went 11-3 overall, including a 3-1 win in a District 3 Class AA team tournament match against Bishop McDevitt on Oct. 18.
Spoden steamrolled to her second league Class AA tournament title. She lost just one game in three matches leading up to the Oct. 10 final, where she claimed a 6-1, 6-3 victory against Biglerville's Carlee Brumgard, the No. 2 seed.
Spoden earned the No. 4 seed in the District 3 Class AA tournament, where she reached the semifinals for the third straight year. She rebounded from a semifinal loss to take third place and earn a state tournament berth with a 6-2, 6-4 win vs. No. 3 seed Madelyn Shaak of ELCO on Oct. 17.
SINGLES ALL-STARS
Carlee Brumgard, Biglerville: Brumgard recorded 15 singles wins in her second year as the Canners' No. 1 player, three
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Cara Glatfelter, Northeastern: Glatfelter, Northeastern's No. 1 player, led the Bobcats to a 5-3 record and fourth place in the division. The team finished 8-4 overall.
Stephanie Seabra, York Suburban: Seabra earned five wins in Division II in her second year as the Trojans' No. 1 player. The junior finished third in the league's Class AA tournament with a 7-5, 6-0 win against Hanover's Rebekah Cartwright and advanced to the second round of the District 3 tournament.
Katie Wagner, Susquehannock: Wagner went 7-1 in league play while leading the Warriors to the Division II title, but that was just the start of the sophomore's second all-star season. She captured the YAIAA Class AAA tournament title on Oct. 10 with a 6-3, 6-1 romp against Emily Kuhn in a rematch of the 2010 final. She earned the No. 3 seed in district play and finished fourth.
DOUBLES ALL-STARS
Anna Spoden-Lainey Elliott, York Catholic: The Fighting Irish duo was the top seed in the league Class AA tournament and didn't lose a set, capturing the title with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Stephanie Seabra and Malena Sanders of York Suburban. Spoden, a junior, and Elliott, a senior, went on to finish fourth in the district tournament.
Katie Wagner-Nicole Daacke, Susquehannock: The Warriors pair went undefeated in the regular season and advanced to the YAIAA Class AAA finals, earning the No. 3 seed in the district tournament. Wagner and Daacke finished second at districts, upsetting No. 2 seeds Kailynn Dunkle and Shelby Jones of Lower Dauphin, 6-3, 6-2, in the semifinals on Oct. 22 at Hershey Racquet Club. They capped their season with a 6-0, 6-0 rout of District 9 champions Anna Monyak and Shaina Reddinger of Punxsutawney in their PIAA first-round match on Nov. 4 at Hershey.
COACH OF THE YEAR
--- Marianne Michels, Susquehannock: The Warriors captured their first outright division championship since 1999 under Michels' guidance. Susquehannock went 8-0 in Division II and 15-2 overall, the most single-season wins in the program's 15-year history.
-- Mark Paules




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