Akron’s Geier Named MAC Player of the Year

CLEVELAND, Ohio – University of Akron junior Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) was named the 2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year, the MAC announced on Wednesday.

Geier was also a first-team All-MAC selection. Junior teammate Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia) was a second-team All-MAC honoree.

Senior captain Shannon Newnes (Romford, London) earned the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award.

In his seventh year with the Zips, head coach Brandon Padgett was named MAC Coach of the Year honors for the first time. He guided Akron to a 23-3 record, including a 22-match win streak, and 7-1 MAC record. Padgett is the first Akron coach to earn the MAC coaching honor in program…