Bell makes NAIA All-America first team
For immediate release . . . May 21, 2007
Dominique Bell
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NEW ORLEANS — Dominique Bell, a junior on the Xavier University of Louisiana
women's tennis team, was selected a first-team NAIA All-American.
Bell is the first Xavier women's tennis player to be named All-America. She was
one of 16 chosen to the first team.
A 5-foot-5 junior from Jackson, Miss., and a 2003 graduate of Callaway High School, Bell
was 12-3 in singles and 11-5 in doubles this spring for the Gold Nuggets, who won
the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship and ranked 21st in the final NAIA poll.
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"I am very happy and excited for Dominique," Xavier Coach Alan Green said. "We set a goal
for her to improve over her first two years here. This award shows that all the hard
work paid off. I'm proud of her."
Bell this season was selected GCAC Player of the Year for the third time and all-NAIA Region XIII. She
was 19th in the NAIA women's singles rankings of May 6.
"I'm excited and a little shocked," Bell said. "I wasn't expecting this. We had a good
year but had some tough luck not making nationals. I was surprised that we didn't make
nationals and I still made All-America."
Bell is the fourth Xavier athlete this year to earn NAIA recognition. Shawn Dumas was a
third-team All-American in men's basketball, and backcourt teammate Mark Stewart earned
honorable mention. Guard Jarryn Cleaves was honorable mention in women's basketball.
2007 NAIA Women's Tennis All-Americans
First Team
Player School Cl. Hometown
Ayda Ardila Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) Jr. Bucaramanga, Columbia
Dominique Bell Xavier (La.) Jr. Jackson, Mississippi
Candela Castanon Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Sr. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kamila Dadkhodjaeva Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) Jr. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Amy Brown Vanguard (Calif.) Sr. Redding, California
Jennifer Dao Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Sr. Claremont, California
Kristin Hunter Berry (Ga.) Sr. Loganville, Georgia
Jelena Jovic Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) Jr. Belgrade, Serbia
Hannah Kuervers Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) So. Sonsbeck, Germany
Patricia Llaguno Berry (Ga.) Sr. Murcia, Spain
Alexandria Mayrat Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) Fr. Perpignan, France
Angie Minova Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Jr. Kiev, Ukraine
Jelena Pandzic Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Sr. Split, Croatia
Ashley Strimple Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) Sr. Carlsbad, California
Tereza Veverkova Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) So. Prague, Czech Republic
Natalia Yakimovich Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) So. Minsk, Belarus
Second Team
Player School Cl. Hometown
Bay Daniels Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Jr. Hemet, California
Kristen Gillman Ohio Dominican Jr. Westerville, Ohio
Christy Greenly Southern Nazarene (Okla.) Jr. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Daria Ivanova Southern Nazarene (Okla.) Sr. Perm, Russia
Hana Jurcovicova Vanguard (Calif.) So. Slovakia
Anna Karavayeva Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Jr. Kiev, Ukraine
Jennifer Le Oklahoma Christian Jr. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Chloe Lipp Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) Sr. Sarasota, Florida
Nadia Lysak Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) Jr. Minsk, Belarus
Fadzai Mawisire Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) So. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Gabriela Nastasa Oklahoma Christian So. Bralia, Romania
Ydeshnee Pillay Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) So. Johannesburg, South Africa
Irina Pljusznyin Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) So. Budapest, Hungary
Betyel Tesfa Vanguard (Calif.) Fr. Stockholm, Sweden
Kim Tran Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Jr. Tustin, California
Kristina Vucenov Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) Jr. Novi Sad, Serbia
Honorable Mention
Player School
Isabella Baver Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
Jillian Becher Indiana-Southeast
Peggy Bell Vanguard (Calif.)
Martha Edison Baker (Kan.)
Emily Kerrick Georgetown (Ky.)
Audrey Laib Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Jenny Townsend Indiana-Southeast
Jessica Weyreuter Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Lindsay Woon Brenau (Ga.)
Natalia Yanes Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Sarah Yost Georgetown (Ky.)
Dominika Zuzvlova Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
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