Hickory, N.C.-- The South Atlantic Conference announced its annual award winners for men's and women's tennis this morning and Lenoir-Rhyne's
Rhodri Atkinson became the first LR men's player to be named SAC Player of the Year.
Atkinson went 11-2 in first singles, including a 10-1 mark in SAC play and 13-0 in first doubles. Atkinson, a junior from Gloucester, England, was named All-Conference First team in doubles and singles for the first time in his career as well.Â
Six Bears received All-Conference nods including
Josh Lazenby,
Mauricio Hernandez,
Nicolas Moser, Atkinson,
Gemma Southwick, and
Alicia Wahlberg.
Lazenby, a junior from Beverley, England, earned All-Conference 2nd team honors in singles and First Team All-Conference honors in doubles. The duo of Atkinson/Lazneby were ranked No. 10 in the country, the highest of any SAC pair.Â
Hernandez, a junior from Monterrey, Mexico, earned his second All-Conference nod with an Honorable Mention in doubles with his partner
Nicolas Moser, a freshman from Austria.Â
Southwick, a junior from Mitcham, United Kingdom, earns First Team All-Conference honors in singles for the second time in her career. She has compiled a 35-10 overall record in singles in 2 and half years.
Wahlberg, a freshman, earns her first All-Conference honors earning a spot on the Honorable Mention team for singles.
2021 SAC Men's Tennis ConferenceÂ
First Team Doubles
Rhodri Atkinson /
Josh Lazenby, Lenoir-Rhyne
Paolo Bompieri / Kasper Rolfsen, Queens
Edoardo Bottino / Edoardo Cecere, Queens
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Second Team Doubles
Nemanja Subanovic / Frank Bonacia, Tusculum
Dmitry Bezborodov / Leon Huck, Tusculum
Josep Canyadell / Matthew Jones, Wingate
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Honorable Mention Doubles
Juan Cruz Moncada / Thomas Pudney, Anderson
Maurcio Hernandez /
Nicolas Moser, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jake Tuchmann / Iker Moure, Lincoln Memorial
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First Team Singles
Rhodri Atkinson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dmitry Bezborodov, Tusculum
Edoardo Bottino, Queens
Enrico Giacomini, Wingate
Marc Janse, Carson-Newman
Paolo Bompieri, Queens
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Second Team Singles
Edoardo Cecere, Queens
Roy Stepanov, Wingate
Juan Cruz Moncada, Anderson
Nemanja Subanovic, Tusculum
Josh Lazenby, Lenoir-Rhyne
Frank Bonacia, Tusculum
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Honorable Mention Singles
Leon Huck, Tusculum
Luis Zamorano, Limestone
Adam Kush, Anderson
Jake Tuchmann, Lincoln Memorial
Justus Lehmann, Coker
Thomas Pudney, Anderson
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Player of the Year
Rhodri Atkinson, Lenoir-Rhyne
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Freshman of the Year
Dmitry Bezborodov, Tusculum
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Coach of the Year
Michael Cabana, Wingate
2021 SAC Women's Tennis All-Conference
First Team Doubles
Sasha Davidzenka / Yana Fleyer, Queens
Annie McCullough / Caitlin McCullough, Tusculum
Elisa Aguirre / Judit Gonzalez Agud, Newberry
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Second Team Doubles
Natasha Forrest / Hannah Price, Carson-Newman
Caity Klaassen / Viktorija Veselinova, Queens
Emilie Hansen / Amber Lackey, Tusculum
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Honorable Mention Doubles
Anna Greer / Katie Robeson, Anderson
Amy Griffiths / Lucy Spice, Newberry
Carrigan Blanchard / Anya Tarlouskaya, Anderson
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First Team Singles
Yana Fleyer, Queens
Ana Carla Resende, Carson-Newman
Annie McCullough, Tusculum
Gemma Southwick, Lenoir-Rhyne
Elena Bompieri, Wingate
Elena Gunfaus, Wingate
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Second Team Singles
Sasha Davidzenka, Queens
Camilla Ciaccia, Wingate
Viktorija Veselinova, Queens
Judit Gonzalez Agud, Newberry
Anna Greer, Anderson
Valentina Ascarrunz, Lincoln Memorial
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Honorable Mention Singles
Liza Akimenko, UVA Wise
Una Pandurevic, Catawba
Elisa Aguirre, Newberry
Sophia Marchetta, Limestone
Alicia Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Caitlin McCullough, Tusculum
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Player of the Year
Yana Fleyer, Queens
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Freshman of the Year
Elena Gunfaus, Wingate
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Coach of the Year
Michael Cabana, Wingate
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