SPORTSCOPE : Tennis Star at Cal Poly Wins Honor

Senior Onnaca Heron of Cal Poly Pomona, who helped lead the Broncos to the 1991 NCAA Division II women’s tennis championship, has been named 1990-91 California Collegiate Athletic Assn. female athlete of the year.

Heron, who earned Division II All-America honors five times and made the All-CCAA team four times, was the team’s No. 1 singles player last season and combined with teammate Cindy Hamnquist to take the Division II individual doubles title.

In four seasons with the Broncos, Heron won more than 80% of her matches. An outstanding student, she also completed her undergraduate studies with a 3.99 grade-point average and was a three-time academic All-America selection.

In addition, she was named 1990 Arthur Ashe Sportswoman of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Assn.

Heron was also selected as the school’s outstanding female athlete by the Cal Poly Associates last week.

Basketball player Terry Ross was named the top male athlete.

Ross averaged 23.4 points and 9.4 rebounds as a senior to earn CCAA men’s basketball player-of-the-year honor. After leading the Broncos to second place in the CCAA postseason tournament, Ross became the first Pomona player in 25 years to be named to the National Assn. of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division II All-America team.

He was also selected to the All-CCAA and All-NABC West Region first teams two seasons in a row and finished his two-year career with the Broncos as the school’s all-time scoring leader with 1,156 points.