Norman, Amos & Makarova Earn All-State Honors

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Freshman Liz Norman earned her third Rookie of the Year honor and three Dukes were voted All-State in the VaSID (Virginia Sports Information Directors) Women's Tennis University Division honors. All three earned All-State honors for the first time in their careers.

Norman earned her third Rookie of the Year award after being tabbed both the ITA Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year and CAA Rookie of the Year. Norman also earned First Team All-State status for both singles and doubles. She was joined by Abby Amos for doubles on first team. Norman finished her freshman season with an overall record of 26-3 in singles play. She closed dual season with a program best win percentage of .947 and a record of 18-1.

Amos and Norman began the year winning the doubles championship at the 2017 Bedford Cup. They finished the season with a 7-1 overall record while playing at the No. 1 doubles spot. The two were also previously named All-CAA First Team for doubles.

Anna Makarova was named All-State Second Team for singles. She previously earned All-CAA First Team singles. She posted a 16-4 record in dual play and a 23-7 overall mark, splitting time between No.2 and 3. She was the only Duke to finish the dual season with a perfect 5-0 mark in CAA play.

JMU finished the year with its most wins in program history (21) and the second-best win percentage (.840) following a 21-4 record and a second-place finish at the 2018 CAA Women's Tennis Championship.

2018 VaSID All-State Women's Tennis, University Division
Player of the Year – Rosie Johanson, University of Virginia
Co-Coach of the Year – Dom Manilla, Old Dominion University
Co-Coach of the Year – Sara O'Leary, University of Virginia
Rookie of the Year – Liz Norman, James Madison University

All-State First Team
Doubles
Rosie Johanson/Meghan Kelley – University of Virginia
Maria Medina/Lara Soares – Liberty University
Liz Norman/Abby Amos – James Madison University
Singles
Rosie Cheng – College of William & Mary
Rosie Johanson – University of Virginia
Meghan Kelley – University of Virginia
Liz Norman – James Madison University
Natalie Novotna – Virginia Tech
Natalia Perry – College of William & Mary

All-State Second Team
Doubles
Rebekah Anderson/Grace Hashiguchi – Liberty University
Chloe Gullickson/Cassie Mercer – University of Virginia
Clara Tanielian/Vitoria Okuyama – College of William & Mary
Singles
Caroline Daxhelet – Virginia Tech
Emily Dunbar – University of Richmond
Holly Hutchinson – Old Dominion University
Anna Makarova – James Madison University
Yulia Starodubtseva – Old Dominion University
Clara Tanielian – College of William & Mary

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Players Mentioned

Abby Amos

Anna Makarova

Liz Norman

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Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Tribe Invitational on September 13, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Tennis at ITA All-American Championships on September 20, 2025 ,

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Wahoowa Invitational on October 10, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional Championship on October 16, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Elon Invitational on October 31, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at ITA Conference Masters Championship on November 6, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at ITA East Sectional Championship on November 6, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at NCAA Division I Individual Championships on November 18, 2025

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