TEMPE, Ariz. — University of Tulsa women's tennis senior Maria Berlanga Bandera has been named the ITA Central Region Senior Player of the Year after an outstanding final season with the Golden Hurricane.
Berlanga Bandera was one of three American Athletic Conference players to be regognized in the ITA Central Region honors. Wichita State's Xin Tong Wang was chosen as the region's Player to Watch, while the Shockers' Anne Knuettel earned the Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award.
The women's central region is composed of 10 schools, including Tulsa, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, Memphis, Wichita State, Iowa State, Kansas State and Nebraska.