USTA Rhode Island President Doug Chapman (right) and College Committee Chair Frank LaLiberte (left) make presentation to RIC student-athlete Jenna Lisi.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island College sophomore Jenna Lisi (Cranston, RI) was presented with the 2020 Jill Craybas Award as the USTA Rhode Island Female College Player of the Year on Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Todd Morsilli Memorial Tennis Center at Roger Williams Park.
The award is normally presented during the International Tennis Hall of Fame's ATP tournament in July, but that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Craybas Award represents a clean sweep of awards for Lisi, who led the Anchorwomen to their third consecutive Little East Conference Championship and 15-1 overall record in 2019. Lisa was also named the LEC's Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Tournament Most Valuable Player and First Team All-LEC in both singles and doubles.
She joins RIC assistant coach Sadie Campanella, the 2016 recipient, as Anchorwomen to receive the Craybas Award.
She was 14-1 (.933) at primarily No. 1 singles and 15-1 (.938) at primarily No. 1 doubles for 21.5 points on the season.
In past years, the Craybas Award has been presented during the Tennis Hall of Fame Championships in Newport. But with the ATP tournament now canceled, the award will be presented at a later date and place to be determined.
RIC Head Women's Tennis Coach Adam Spring's team wrapped up the 2019 season with a 15-1 record overall and was 9-0 (first place) in the Little East.
The Anchorwomen won the program's fifth straight and 11th overall Little East Regular Season Championship. RIC won the program's third straight and ninth overall tournament title.
RIC was the top seed in the 2019 Little East Championship and downed No. 5-seeded Bridgewater State, 5-0, in the semifinals on Oct. 18. The Anchorwomen defeated No. 2-seeded UMass Boston, 5-0, in the finals on Oct. 21.
The Anchorwomen qualified for the NCAA Div. III Women's Tennis National Championship for the third consecutive season.
USTA RHODE ISLAND is the governing body of tennis in the state, and one of seven state associations that make up USTA New England, one of 17 sections in the country. Its mission is to promote and develop the growth of tennis in the Ocean State.
