SKILLMAN, N.J. (June 2) – California University of Pennsylvania freshman Jutta Bornefeld (Varel, Germany/Lother-Meyer Gymnasium) earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-America singles honors and the Vulcans finished ranked No. 10 in the country, as the final team and individual rankings were released on Wednesday morning.

Bornefeld was one of only two freshmen in the nation to finish the year in the Top 20 of the ITA singles rankings. After joining the program in the spring, she finished with a 20-2 record in dual matches after winning 16-consecutive matches at five different positions. A native of Germany, Bornefeld was selected the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Player of the Year and ITA Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year. She is the fourth ITA All-American in program history, joining former standouts Inga Chilingaryan, Yumi Matsuto and Helena VanEysendeyk.

As a team, the Vulcans finished the year ranked in the Top 10 for the third time in the last four years. Cal U posted a 24-6 overall record, won its fourth-consecutive PSAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for third time in school history. Under ITA National Coach of the Year Pablo Montana, the Vulcans also were top-ranked team in the ITA Atlantic Region following an unblemished 14-0 mark in region play.

In addition to her All-America honors, Bornefeld was the top-ranked singles player in the Atlantic Region. Sophomore Anastassiya Zherdeva (Almaty, Kazakhstan/Gumnasia Number 60) finished the year ranked fourth, while junior Nina Kowalski (Hofheim, Germany/Man Taunus) was ranked sixth in the Atlantic Region for a second-straight year.

Bornefeld and Kowalski finished the season as the top doubles team in the Atlantic Region, while Zherdeva and sophomore Jade Pondicas (Johannesburg, South Africa/British International Distance) were ranked third in the regional rankings.

ITA ATLANTIC REGION TEAM RANKINGS
1. California (Pa.)
2. Slippery Rock
3. Bloomsburg
4. Charleston (W.Va.)
5. West Virginia Wesleyan
6. West Virginia State
7. Mercyhurst
8. Indiana (Pa.)
9. Kutztown
10. East Stroudsburg

ITA ATLANTIC REGION SINGLES RANKINGS
1. Jutta Bornefeld, California (Pa.)
2. Laura Handy, Slippery Rock
3. Sara Lynch, Slippery Rock
4. Anastassiya Zherdeva, California (Pa.)
5. Brittany Craig, West Virginia State
6. Nina Kowalski, California (Pa.)
7. Neha Rana, Charleston (W.Va.)
8. Kim Ezzo, Mercyhurst
9. Chloe Pike, Indiana (Pa.)
10. Katie Hasyn, Bloomsburg

ITA ATLANTIC REGION DOUBLES RANKINGS
1. J. Bornefeld / N. Kowalski, California (Pa.)
2. L. Handy / Dunja Drmac, Slippery Rock
3. A. Zherdeva / Jade Pondicas, California (Pa.)
4. C. Pike / Emilia Osborne, Indiana (Pa.)
5. Davina Hackworth / N. Rana, Charleston (W.Va.)
6. Katie D'Ambrosia / Jamie Ferrigno, East Stroudsburg
7. K. Ezzo / Meghan Reynor, Mercyhurst
8. Rohini Das / Ridhima Borooah, Kutztown
9. Alison Carney / Emily Palko, Bloomsburg
10. Nicole Andreini / Marcela Torres, West Virginia Wesleyan