UMES volleyball's Ondruskova wins MEAC Rookie of the YearSUBMITTED ARTICLEHawks freshman Zuzana Ondruskova (Bilovec Czech Republic) was named the 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) VolleyballRookie of the Year She becomes the Hawks¹ first top rookie since Maline Vaitai earned the honor in 2010 Four of her teammates were also named to the All-MEAC squad Czech Republic) and Andjela Reljic (Novi Sad Serbia) along with sophomore Alana Polk (Houston The Hawks tied with Bethune-Cookman for the most players named to the teams with five Cindy Okpegbue of Coppin State was named the conference¹s Player of the Year while Bethune-Cookman head coach Brittany Williams received Coach of the Year Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Petra Kvitova kisses the trophy after her victory in Madrid Petra Kvitova swept to a second Madrid Open title and put her recent struggles behind her when she thumped an ailing Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-2 in a hopelessly one-sided final yesterday Champion on the clay at the premier event in 2011 the Czech fourth seed’s powerful ground strokes were far too much to handle for the unseeded Kuznetsova a former world number two who was hampered by a thigh problem Kuznetsova took a medical timeout after losing the opening set and returned to the court with strapping on her left thigh before Kvitova who dispatched world number one Serena Williams in the last four “It was an amazing week for me and I am really happy to win for a second time on this beautiful court,” Kvitova told fans at the futuristic Magic Box arena “I know that Svetlana wasn’t ready properly and I don’t think she is feeling very well so I wish her good luck,” added the 25-year-old from Bilovec Kvitova appears to be getting back to her best again a few weeks before the French Open begins in Paris at the end of this month The double Wimbledon champion pulled out of this year’s Indian Wells and Miami events due to exhaustion and suffered a second-round exit on indoor clay in Stuttgart last month Yesterday’s success took her career title haul to 16 and she will retain her place at number four in the WTA rankings when they are updated tomorrow while Kuz-netsova will return to the top 20 “I am very sorry I couldn’t play a good level of tennis today for you to enjoy but I hope to return next year and play even better,” Kuznetsova Holder Rafa Nadal looked something close to his old masterful self on clay again as he crushed Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(3) 6-1 yesterday to reach the men’s final bidding for a third consecutive title in the Spanish capital but still searching his for his best form and consistency will face Britain’s Andy Murray in today’s final third seed Nadal edged a tight first set before turning the screw in the second to exact revenge for a straight-sets defeat by Berdych in this year’s Australian Open quarter-finals Nadal had won 17 consecutive matches against the Czech sixth seed before falling to him in Melbourne and restored his dominance with a solid display that included a series of trademark whipped forehand winners “I had to play at a very high level today to have any chance and I think it was without doubt one of the best matches I have played this year,” a jubilant Nadal told Spanish television “This week was crucial for me and the fact that I am in the final cannot be improved on given my situation coming into the tournament,” added the 28-year-old Other result: Murray bt Nishi-kori 6-3 6-4 please register for free or log in to your account Kvitova won the 2011 WTA Tour Championships and helped the Czech Republic win the Fed Cup. She defeated Eugenie Bouchard to win the 2014 Wimbledon Championships Kvitova reached the semifinals of the 2012 French Open and the 2012 Australian Open She also reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Olympic Games and won the Hopman Cup in 2012 Kvitova was named the WTA Player of the Year in 2011 and the Czech Athlete of the year in 2011 and 2014 © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved