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ITA SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR MARIA GENOVESE | GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE

Maria Genovese

Senior | Georgia Gwinnett College

ITA Senior Player of the Year Award

Maria Genovese from Georgia Gwinnett College has been named the 2022 ITA Senior Player of the Year.

As a team captain and leader for the 2022 NAIA National Champion Georgia Gwinnett team, Genovese continued her storied career in 2022 playing from the top of the Grizzlies lineup.

The 2020 ITA Cup Singles Champion and 2021 ITA Cup Doubles Champion, once again stood out amongst the crowd in 2022 finishing 10-1 in dual-match play this season, including a convincing 6-0, 6-0 win in the NAIA National Championship match.

Genovese ends her career with Georgia Gwinnett as the No. 1 ranked singles player in the nation as well as the No. 1 ranked doubles player in the nation with partner Stephanie Fernandez.

A Letter From Head Coach Chase Hodges

Dear Maria,

Congratulations on being selected as the 2022 NAIA Women’s Senior Player of the Year! You will go down as one of our greatest women’s tennis players in the history of Georgia Gwinnett.

You became the first women’s tennis player in our program’s history to win an NAIA single, doubles, and team National Championship. Even more importantly, you represented our program in a first-class way in the classroom and in the community. You closed out your career

in style by winning 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles during our national championship match. You will be missed as a player in our program and you are someone that simply cannot be replaced.

I wish you the best of luck with your future and know that you are a “Grizzly Legend” for life!

Regards,

Chase Hodges