June 26, 2007

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond women's tennis sophomore Pamela Duran was one of just six players in the state of Virginia named to the VaSID All-State first team-singles as voted on by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).

Duran (Guayaquil, Ecuador), the 2007 A-10 Most Outstanding Performer and 2006 Most Outstanding Rookie, concluded her sophomore season with an 11-7 mark at first singles this spring and a 13-3 record in doubles, including a 12-match win streak at the No. 2 spot. She was twice named the A-10 Player of the Week and selected to the A-10 All-Conference first team for the second-straight year.

After earning wins over the #5 player in the country, Megan Moulton-Levy of William & Mary and the #46 player, Kellie Schmidt of Marshall, Duran achieved a national ranking of #68 in the ITA rankings and concluded her season competing at the NCAA Individual Championships.