ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth tennis standouts Alison Tepas and Alex Vizgaitis each have been chosen as first-team Empire 8 Conference all-stars for 2012. The teams were selected through voting by the league's head coaches.

Tepas and Vizgaitis were first-team selections in both singles and doubles. Senior Christine Cary made second team for singles and freshman Ami Petosa made honorable mention for singles.

Tepas, of Orchard Park, N.Y. and a graduate of Orchard Park High School, made first team in singles for the third year in a row. She went 10-7 overall at first singles, including 6-1 in Empire 8 matches. Tepas also was honored as E8 Player of the Week for Oct. 8.

In teaming with Vizgaitis at first doubles, the tandem went 7-0 in conference play and 13-5 overall. It was the second year in a row that the doubles team was selected to the first team.

Vizgaitis, of Fayetteville, N.Y. and a graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School, made second team in singles last year. She had a 7-9 overall record at second singles and a 5-2 mark in conference matches. She also was Nazareth's representative as Empire 8 Sportswoman of the Year.

Cary, of Selkirk, N.Y. and a graduate of Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, played third singles for the Golden Flyeers in 2012 and finished 9-4 overall and 6-1 in conference play. Cary twice was honored as E8 Player off the Week.

Petosa, of Chittenango, N.Y. and a graduate of Chittenango High School, went 5-6 overall at fifth singles, including a 5-1 maark in conference play.

Empire 8 2012 Women's Tennis All-Conference Awards
Player of the Year: Cristina Nunez, Ithaca
Rookie of the Year: Alyssa Steinweiss, Ithaca
Coach of the Year: Bill Austin, Ithaca
 
First Team All-Conference
Singles                                                           
Cristina Nunez, Sr. Ithaca
Carly Siegel, So. Ithaca
Alison Tepas, Jr. Nazareth
Alex Vizgaitis, Sr. Nazareth
Jessica Bourque, So. Stevens
Lisa Tessitore, Jr. Stevens
 
Doubles
Cristina Nunez/Ali Young, Ithaca
Alison Tepas/Alex Vizgaitis, Nazareth
Jessica Bourque/Lisa Tessitore, Stevens
 
Second Team All-Conference
Singles
Ali Young, Sr. Ithaca
Laurel Salladay, Sr. Ithaca
Christina Cary, Sr. Nazareth
Katie Pasier, Jr. St. John Fisher
Danielle Stewart, So. Stevens
Julia Guignard, Fr. Stevens
 
Doubles
Laurel Salladay/Marni Blumenthal, Ithaca
Carly Siegel/Allison Vizgaitis, Ithaca
Danielle Stewart/Julia Guignard, Stevens
 
Sportswoman of the Year
Brennan Ferguson, So. Alfred
Ayaka Yoshino, Fr. Elmira
Nicole Schepisi, So. Hartwick
Allison Vizgaitis, So. Ithaca
Alex Vizgaitis, Sr. Nazareth
Jennifer Lehner, Sr. St. John Fisher
Jessica Bourque, So. Stevens
Rose Zaloom, Fr. Utica
 
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Singles
Emma Jackson, Fr. Alfred
Amy Schmidt, So. Elmira
Ayaka Yoshino,  Fr. Elmira
Ruth Jones, Fr. Hartwick
Lauren Michels, Sr. Hartwick
Nicole Schepisi, So. Hartwick
Ami Petosa, Fr. Nazareth
 
Doubles
Emma Jackson/Brennan Ferguson, Alfred
Lauren Michels/Rebecca Clark, Hartwick
Katie Pasier/Jennifer Lehner,  St. John Fisher