McHenry County uses five flight titles to claim Region 4 championship

PALOS HILLS, ILL. - McHenry County College is back on top of the Region 4 women's tennis mountain after claiming the 2023 Region 4 Division I Women's Tennis Tournament crown on October 13-14 at Moraine Valley Community College. The Scots, who had not won since completing back-to-back championship runs in 2019 and 2020, registered 22.0 points to beat out the second place Cyclones on their home courts. Moraine Valley Community College had 13.5 points, followed by Sauk Valley Community College in third with 9.0 points. Oakton College sophomore Zarina Sayed was the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, and McHenry County College's Jim Stockwell took home Region 4 Coach of the Year honors.

2023 Region 4 Division I Women's Tennis Tournament Final Results

Sayed, who lost in the Flight #1 finals as a freshman in 2022, defeated Anne Oshana of Elgin Community College by a 6-1, 6-1 tally to take the top individual honor. McHenry County College went on to win four the remaining five flights, with Elaina Hibbeler (Flight #2), Sophia Davidson (Flight #4), Elle Lagerstrom (Flight #5), and Alivia Adams (Flight #6) all coming away victorious in their respective brackets. Allyson English of MVCC was the Flight #3 winner via forfeit.

In doubles, Moraine Valley Community College came through with championship wins by Izabella Slezakova & Victoria Maratea in Flight #1 and English & Maya Morris in Flight #2. McHenry's Adams and Guadalupe Martinez took Flight #3 for the Scots.

McHenry County College, as well as Oakton's Sayed, MVCC's English, Slezakova, Maratea, and Morris, will represent Region 4 at the 2024 NJCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships in Tyler, Texas, from May 4-8.

2023 Division I Women's Tennis All-Region Teams

First Team (Singles)
First Flight
Zarina Sayed - Oakton College
Second Flight
Elaina Hibbeler - McHenry County College
Third Flight
Allyson English - Moraine Valley Community College
 Fourth Flight
Sophia Davidson - McHenry County College
Fifth Flight
Elle Lagerstrom - McHenry County College
Sixth Flight
Alivia Adams - McHenry County College

First Team (Doubles)
First Flight
Izabella Slezakova & Victoria Maratea - Moraine Valley Community College
Second Flight
Allyson English & Maya Morris - Moraine Valley Community College
Third Flight
Alivia Adams & Guadalupe Martinez - McHenry County College

Second Team (Singles)
First Flight
Anne Oshana - Elgin Community College
Second Flight
Dominica Bondi - Oakton College
Third Flight
Lani Cox - McHenry County College
Fourth Flight
Maya Morris - Moraine Valley Community College
Fifth Flight
Riley Dunn - Sauk Valley Community College
Sixth Flight
Lindsey Johnson - Sauk Valley Community College

Second Team (Doubles)
First Flight
Katrina Neufeld & Elaina Hibbeler - McHenry County College
Second Flight
Amelia Stoner & Gabriella Czeremuga - Elgin Community College
Third Flight
Lindsey Johnson & Riley Dunn - Sauk Valley Community College

Region 4 Most Valuable Player
Zarina Sayed - Oakton College

Region 4 Coach of the Year
Jim Stockwell - McHenry County College