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. 

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. 

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. 

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 Conference 
First Team Doubles
Rhodri Atkinson / Josh Lazenby, Lenoir-Rhyne
Paolo Bompieri / Kasper Rolfsen, Queens
Edoardo Bottino / Edoardo Cecere, Queens
 
Second Team Doubles
Nemanja Subanovic / Frank Bonacia, Tusculum
Dmitry Bezborodov / Leon Huck, Tusculum
Josep Canyadell / Matthew Jones, Wingate
 
Honorable Mention Doubles
Juan Cruz Moncada / Thomas Pudney, Anderson
Maurcio Hernandez / Nicolas Moser, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jake Tuchmann / Iker Moure, Lincoln Memorial
 
First Team Singles
Rhodri Atkinson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dmitry Bezborodov, Tusculum
Edoardo Bottino, Queens
Enrico Giacomini, Wingate
Marc Janse, Carson-Newman
Paolo Bompieri, Queens
 
Second Team Singles
Edoardo Cecere, Queens
Roy Stepanov, Wingate
Juan Cruz Moncada, Anderson
Nemanja Subanovic, Tusculum
Josh Lazenby, Lenoir-Rhyne
Frank Bonacia, Tusculum
 
Honorable Mention Singles
Leon Huck, Tusculum
Luis Zamorano, Limestone
Adam Kush, Anderson
Jake Tuchmann, Lincoln Memorial
Justus Lehmann, Coker
Thomas Pudney, Anderson
 
Player of the Year
Rhodri Atkinson, Lenoir-Rhyne
 
Freshman of the Year
Dmitry Bezborodov, Tusculum
 
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
 
Second Team Doubles
Natasha Forrest / Hannah Price, Carson-Newman
Caity Klaassen / Viktorija Veselinova, Queens
Emilie Hansen / Amber Lackey, Tusculum
 
Honorable Mention Doubles
Anna Greer / Katie Robeson, Anderson
Amy Griffiths / Lucy Spice, Newberry
Carrigan Blanchard / Anya Tarlouskaya, Anderson
 
First Team Singles
Yana Fleyer, Queens
Ana Carla Resende, Carson-Newman
Annie McCullough, Tusculum
Gemma Southwick, Lenoir-Rhyne
Elena Bompieri, Wingate
Elena Gunfaus, Wingate
 
Second Team Singles
Sasha Davidzenka, Queens
Camilla Ciaccia, Wingate
Viktorija Veselinova, Queens
Judit Gonzalez Agud, Newberry
Anna Greer, Anderson
Valentina Ascarrunz, Lincoln Memorial
 
Honorable Mention Singles
Liza Akimenko, UVA Wise
Una Pandurevic, Catawba
Elisa Aguirre, Newberry
Sophia Marchetta, Limestone
Alicia Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Caitlin McCullough, Tusculum
 
Player of the Year
Yana Fleyer, Queens
 
Freshman of the Year
Elena Gunfaus, Wingate
 
Coach of the Year
Michael Cabana, Wingate