Wagner, Lohan and Zhang Earn All-ACC Honors
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Three members of the University of Miami women’s tennis team, Stephanie Wagner, Sinead Lohan and Wendy Zhang, received All-ACC postseason recognition, as announced Thursday by the conference office.
Wagner and Lohan were both chosen as First Team All-ACC selections, while Zhang was tabbed as a Third Team All-ACC honoree. Miami was one of just three schools with at least three players recognized.
“I’m really proud of the leadership we have had on this team at the top of our lineup this season,” Miami head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said. “These ladies have given it everything they have to be where we are.”
Wagner tied with North Carolina’s Hayley Carter, the ACC Player of the Year, for the most points in the all-conference balloting, receiving 96 of a possible 98. Ranked sixth in singles and ninth in doubles, Wagner is the lone player to defeat Carter in a dual match this season. The senior is 19-3 in singles this spring, including 15-2 at the No. 1 spot, 14-3 versus ranked opponents and 13-1 in the ACC, plus 15-6 in doubles.
A native of Amberg, Germany, Wagner joins Miami associate head coach Laura Vallverdu as the lone Hurricanes to be named All-ACC four times. Wagner, who is tied with Vallverdu for second on the program’s all-time singles wins list with 131, has been a First Team choice three years in a row. Prior to that, the ACC listed all honorees on one larger team. Wagner was the ACC Player of the Week a conference-leading four times, the most by a player in a season since 2012.
Lohan, who was the ACC Freshman of the Year and a Second Team All-ACC pick in 2015, received the third-most points in the all-conference voting, behind only Wagner and Carter. The sophomore, who is ranked eighth nationally in singles, possesses an outstanding record of 20-1 in 2016 singles action. She is 16-0 at the No. 2 spot in the lineup and 10-1 versus ranked players.
Hailing from Waterford, Ireland, Lohan is one of just four sophomores on the list to be honored as an All-ACC player for the second time. Lohan, who is also a superb 15-7 in doubles play this spring with a co-team-best 9-3 conference mark, was one of just two sophomores named First Team All-ACC. She was the ACC Player of the Week on March 29.
Zhang was one of 12 players to receive their first All-ACC recognition this season and she is one of just eight sophomores among the honorees. Currently ranked No. 61 in the country in singles and ninth nationally in doubles, the sophomore has logged a 14-7 record in singles play this spring. Zhang has a 9-5 mark in the top three spots and a 4-3 record versus ranked players.
From Richmond, B.C., Canada, Zhang has also been stellar in doubles competition, tallying a 15-6 record that includes a 13-5 ledger at the No. 1 position. She is 10-5 against ranked doubles pairs and went 7-3 in ACC matches. Zhang was named ACC Player of the Week on April 5.
The full list of the All-ACC teams and award winners can be found HERE.
Seventh-ranked Miami (17-4, 12-2) brings its 13-match winning streak into the ACC Championship, in which it earned a double bye as the No. 2 seed. The Hurricanes will face either seventh-seeded and No. 27-ranked Syracuse (13-7, 7-7 ACC) or tenth-seeded and No. 35-ranked NC State (15-10, 6-8 ACC) in the quarterfinals Friday at 10 a.m., at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
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