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Bucknell's Bellini Recognized on All-PL First Team
5/9/2022 11:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bucknell's Daniela Bellini was honored on the All-Patriot League First Team, the league office announced Monday morning.
Bellini, a senior captain who competed exclusively on the top singles and doubles courts, has now been recognized as an All-Patriot League tennis player all three of the seasons the team was selected during her time in Lewisburg. She previously made the 2019 First Team and the 2021 Second Team.
During the 2021-22 campaign, Bellini went 16-10 (11-6 dual) in singles and 22-8 (14-7 dual) in doubles matches. Bellini, who won back-to-back Patriot League Tennis Player of the Week awards during league play, went an unbeaten 5-0 in Patriot League dual matches. She also earned a hard-fought 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 decision over Loyola's Olivia Tracey in the Patriot League quarterfinals.
Bellini partnered with first-year standout Whitney King for a sterling 22-5 record in doubles matches; their 22 wins gave them the 10th spot in the program's single-season listing.
Over the course of her collegiate career, Bellini won 50 career singles matches, good for 16th in school history, and 55 career doubles matches, good for 11th in the Bison annals. With 105 career combined victories, she became the 17th Bison to eclipse the century mark. Notably, she has competed at first singles for her entire time in Lewisburg and has played on both the top and second doubles courts.
Earlier this spring, Bellini won Bucknell's John F. Zeller Award, which is presented for outstanding contributions to Bison Athletics, while exemplifying the best of Bucknell in the manner that John Zeller did in his 68 years of service to the University. She also made the 2021 Academic All-Patriot League Team for her excellence on the court and in the classroom.
All-Patriot League honors were not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic truncating that season. That was Bellini's sophomore campaign, during which she went 12-5 (5-1 dual) in singles and 11-5 (4-2 dual) in doubles matches.
2022 Women's Tennis Major Awards
Player of the Year: Victoria Carlsten, Boston University, So.
Doubles Team of the Year: Erica Di Battista/Emily Kim, Boston UniversityÂ
Rookie of the Year: Emily Tannenbaum, Navy, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Paul Peck, Army West Point Â
2022 Women's Tennis All-Patriot League Teams
First Team
Stephanie Dolehide, Army West Point, Sr.Â
Caroline Vincent, Army West Point, Sr.Â
Victoria Carlsten, Boston University, So.Â
Kaitlin Tan, Boston University, So.Â
Daniela Bellini, Bucknell, Sr.Â
Emily Tannenbaum, Navy, Fr. Â
Second Team
Cooper Jackson, Army West Point, Fr.Â
Erica Di Battista, Boston University, Jr.Â
Olivia Boeckman, Lafayette, Fr.Â
Hamsa Javagal, Lehigh, Fr.Â
Olivia Tracey, Loyola Maryland, So.Â
Kacey Moore, Navy, Sr.
Bellini, a senior captain who competed exclusively on the top singles and doubles courts, has now been recognized as an All-Patriot League tennis player all three of the seasons the team was selected during her time in Lewisburg. She previously made the 2019 First Team and the 2021 Second Team.
During the 2021-22 campaign, Bellini went 16-10 (11-6 dual) in singles and 22-8 (14-7 dual) in doubles matches. Bellini, who won back-to-back Patriot League Tennis Player of the Week awards during league play, went an unbeaten 5-0 in Patriot League dual matches. She also earned a hard-fought 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 decision over Loyola's Olivia Tracey in the Patriot League quarterfinals.
Bellini partnered with first-year standout Whitney King for a sterling 22-5 record in doubles matches; their 22 wins gave them the 10th spot in the program's single-season listing.
Over the course of her collegiate career, Bellini won 50 career singles matches, good for 16th in school history, and 55 career doubles matches, good for 11th in the Bison annals. With 105 career combined victories, she became the 17th Bison to eclipse the century mark. Notably, she has competed at first singles for her entire time in Lewisburg and has played on both the top and second doubles courts.
Earlier this spring, Bellini won Bucknell's John F. Zeller Award, which is presented for outstanding contributions to Bison Athletics, while exemplifying the best of Bucknell in the manner that John Zeller did in his 68 years of service to the University. She also made the 2021 Academic All-Patriot League Team for her excellence on the court and in the classroom.
All-Patriot League honors were not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic truncating that season. That was Bellini's sophomore campaign, during which she went 12-5 (5-1 dual) in singles and 11-5 (4-2 dual) in doubles matches.
2022 Women's Tennis Major Awards
Player of the Year: Victoria Carlsten, Boston University, So.
Doubles Team of the Year: Erica Di Battista/Emily Kim, Boston UniversityÂ
Rookie of the Year: Emily Tannenbaum, Navy, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Paul Peck, Army West Point Â
2022 Women's Tennis All-Patriot League Teams
First Team
Stephanie Dolehide, Army West Point, Sr.Â
Caroline Vincent, Army West Point, Sr.Â
Victoria Carlsten, Boston University, So.Â
Kaitlin Tan, Boston University, So.Â
Daniela Bellini, Bucknell, Sr.Â
Emily Tannenbaum, Navy, Fr. Â
Second Team
Cooper Jackson, Army West Point, Fr.Â
Erica Di Battista, Boston University, Jr.Â
Olivia Boeckman, Lafayette, Fr.Â
Hamsa Javagal, Lehigh, Fr.Â
Olivia Tracey, Loyola Maryland, So.Â
Kacey Moore, Navy, Sr.
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