MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point head coach Karlyn Jakusz was named the 2009 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women's tennis coach of the year, based on a vote of the league coaches.

Jakusz, in her sixth season in charge of the Pointers, directed the squad to a fourth-place finish in the WIAC championship standings and a 10-5 record in dual matches. For the first time in program history, UW-Stevens Point earned a spot in the four-team WIAC tournament to determine the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship. The four-team event will be conducted in the spring.