ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Head coach
Keith Puryear announced Navy women's tennis' year-end awards during a virtual team banquet earlier this week.
Annalise Klopfer (So., Palm Harbor, Fla.) was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player and fellow sophomore
Kacey Moore (Wellington, Fla.) was named Most Improved. The senior pair of
Aimee Dervishian (Milton, Ga.) and
Kaylah Hodge (Upper Marlboro, Md.) were named as the team's Unsung Heroes. The final two award winners for Navy were freshmen
Samantha Choi (Warrenville, Ill.) and
Casey Accola (Winter Garden, Fla.). Choi was selected as Rookie of the Year and Accola was named as Warrior of the Year.
Klopfer finished with a record of 15-12 overall in singles competition while going 12-10 in doubles matches. During the dual spring season, Klopfer posted a 10-2 mark for the Midshipmen, which included a 10-match winning streak. Klopfer also partnered with Dervishian to post an 8-3 record in dual competition this spring.
Moore finished third on the team with 16 singles victories. In her sophomore campaign, Moore competed at the top three singles spots on the court and posted a record of 6-5 during the spring season. Moore also posted a 12-5 mark in doubles matches while going 5-1 in the spring.
The senior pair of Hodge and Dervishian both finished their careers inside the top 10 of Navy's program record books in combined wins and doubles wins. Hodge broke the doubles wins record on Feb. 29 against Drexel with her 72nd win to post a 72-29 mark in her career. Hodge also ranks fourth in combined career wins with 132 wins and her 60 singles victories are tied for eighth all-time in the program record books. Dervishian finished her career with 109 total victories to rank ninth all-time and her record of 60-33 ranks sixth in the program's record book.
During the 2019-20 season, Hodge finished with an 11-10 record in singles matches playing primarily at the No. 1 singles spot for the Midshipmen. She also posted a 15-7 mark in doubles, which included a 6-2 record during the spring season. Dervishian notched a 12-7 singles record during her senior season and she was a perfect 8-0 in dual matches. In doubles competition, Dervishian went 12-9 overall with her partner Klopfer and the pair went 8-3 during the 2020 portion of the season.
Choi became the first player in program history to earn a national ranking by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Following the fall season, Choi was ranked 114th nationally after posting a perfect 9-0 record during the fall and she also did not drop a set during her first eight wins. Choi finished her freshman campaign with a record of 17-2 in singles actions, which was second on the team and she also posted an 8-2 mark in spring competition. In doubles action, Choi notched a 10-3 record overall and 5-0 in dual action.
After being unable to compete during the fall season, Accola got off to a strong start in her collegiate career during the spring season as she finished 7-1 in singles play and won her first seven matches in a row. Accola also went 4-1 in doubles affairs, which was highlighted by four-straight wins.
Navy finished the shortened 2019-20 season with a record of 17-4 overall while going 14-2 at home. The Midshipmen rattled off 11-straight wins during the 2020 spring season with the winning streak ranking fourth in program history. Navy also started the season with a 16-2 mark, which was the program's best start since the 2012 season.
