PITMAN, N.J. – William Paterson senior Christina Puleo (Leonia, N.J./Leonia) garnered a selection to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tennis All-Singles Team for the second straight year, and repeated with junior Samantha Miller (West Keansburg, N.J./Raritan) as a member of the NJAC All-Doubles Team, the league office announced Nov. 14.

Puleo, who was a conference all-singles and all-doubles selection in 2011, compiled a 10-3 record at first singles this past fall.  The Sept. 11, Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 NJAC Player of the Week, Puleo also won the Flight A title at the NJAIAW Tournament Oct. 6-7, and was 4-2 against conference foes during the fall 2012 season.

The Oct. 16 NJAC Player of the Week, Miller earned her second straight selection to the All-Doubles Team after compiling a 9-1 overall record with Puleo at first doubles during the fall 2012 season, including a 5-1 mark against NJAC opponents.

William Paterson finished its fall season with a 7-3 overall record and a 3-3 mark in league play.

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2012 New Jersey Athletic Confernce All-Tennis Teams
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Karisse Bendijo, TCNJ
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  Amanda Hickman, Rutgers-Camden
COACH OF THE YEAR:  Phil Birnbaum, Richard Stockton

SINGLES  
Name YR School Hometown/High School
Paige Aiello*^+% SR TCNJ Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
Karisse Bendijo*^+%$ SR TCNJ Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.
Krystle Bendijo% JR Richard Stockton Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.
Hayley Downing SR Ramapo Cliffside Park, NJ/Immaculate Heart
Amanda Hickman FR Rutgers-Camden Millville, NJ/Millville
Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette FR TCNJ Union, NJ/Union
Christina Puleo*^ SR William Paterson Leonia, NJ/Leonia
Deborah Wu^ SO TCNJ Westfield, NJ/Westfield
  
DOUBLES  
Name Year School Hometown/High School
Paige Aiello*^+% SR TCNJ Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
Karisse Bendijo*^+%$ SR  Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.
  
Krystle Bendijo% JR Richard Stockton Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.
Laura Church JR  Wall, NJ/Ranney School
  
Samantha Miller^ JR William Paterson West Keansburg, NJ/Raritan
Christina Puleo*^ SR  Leonia, NJ/Leonia
  
Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette FR TCNJ Union, NJ/Union
Deborah Wu^ SO  Westfield, NJ/Westfield
  

Key:
* - All-Conference Singles 2011
^ - All-Conference Doubles 2011
+ - All-Conference Singles 2010
% - All-Conference Doubles 2010
$ - All-Conference Doubles 2009