GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina’s Fiona Crawley has been selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Year and NC State’s Diana Shnaider was named the Freshman of the Year. The two, along with ACC Coach of the Year Simon Earnshaw of NC State, highlight the 2023 All-ACC Teams.
The honors, announced Friday, were determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.
Crawley – the No. 1 player in the nation – finished her season with a 46-3 overall record, including an 18-2 mark at the No. 1 singles position. She helped lead North Carolina to its first-ever NCAA Championship in May as well as the Tar Heels’ fourth-straight and seventh overall Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Indoor National Championship. She was also crowned the 2022 ITA Indoor Singles Champion last fall and took home the 2023 NCAA Doubles Championship with teammate Carson Tanguilig. The junior from San Antonio, Texas, earned ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles and was also named a Honda Sport Award Finalist. With 123 singles victories, she ranks sixth all-time in UNC program history.
Shnaider finished out the season at No. 4 in the ITA Rankings, helping lead her team to the 2023 Women’s Tennis ACC Championship and a runner-up NCAA finish. The Moscow, Russia, native earned a 20-3 record at the No. 1 singles position. Shnaider’s win over Crawley in the ACC Tournament helped the Wolfpack to its first win over the Tar Heels in 25 years. She was named the ACC Tournament MVP for her efforts. Shnaider earned ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles. By qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, Shnaider was a part of NC State’s largest group of bids in program history.
Earnshaw led NC State to its first-ever ACC Championship, as well as its first berth in the NCAA Championship match. The Wolfpack registered 21 wins over ranked opponents, including 14 over top-25 programs. Earnshaw also posted his 900th career win with a 6-1 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma on February 4. NC State earned its highest preseason ranking in program history at No. 3 and maintained a spot among the top-16 teams nationally throughout the season. The Wolfpack came in at No. 4 in the final ITA rankings, along with four scholar-athletes in the top-20 singles rankings and two in the top-11 doubles rankings.
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