ROCK HILL, S.C. -
Sam Clarke has been named the South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Coach of the Year, the first coach in program history to win the award. He led the women's tennis program to a 13-2 (10-1 SAC) record and a season-high ranking of #18 in the country, the best in program history. Their .867 winning % and 10 SAC wins are both program bests.
On the women's side of things,
Runa Muderrisoglu was named All-SAC First Team singles, while
Nellie Wahlberg and
Sandra Mahbouli were both named to the singles second team. Muderrisoglu is 10-4 at the #1 spot and 7-3 in SAC play. Wahlberg is 10-1 at #3 singles and has yet to lose in conference play, going 8-0 on the year. Mahbouli, a freshman, is 10-2 at #5 singles and has just one loss in conference play.
In women's doubles the pairing of
Runa Muderrisoglu and
Mehetia Boosie, who went 12-2 at #2 doubles, was second team while
Nellie Wahlberg and
Alexa Allison were named to the third team, posting a 9-1 mark and 7-1 in SAC play at #3 doubles.
For the men, it was newcomer
Vitor Ferreira who was named to the All-SAC First Team singles. Playing at the #1 spot, Ferreira went 7-3 on the year and 6-2 in conference play. Veteran
Vadym Rogynskyi was named to the third team, posting a record of 4-2 at #3 singles.
Dominant all season, the duo of Vadym Rogynkyi and
Vitor Ferreira were an All-SAC First team doubles pairing. Playing at #1 doubles, the pair had an undefeated 9-0 record and win all but two matches 6-3 or better.
Paul Daniel Meyer and
Lucas Galy were 5-3 and 5-2 in SAC play to earn a spot on the All-SAC Third Team.
Women's Tennis All-Conference
First Team Singles
Sofia Antolini, Catawba
Hala Awad, Carson-Newman
Anastasia Oktiabreva, Wingate
Ami Miya, Catawba
Runa Muderrisoglu, Lenoir-Rhyne
Rin Igarashi, Catawba
Second Team Singles
Hanna Bougouffa, Catawba
Claudia Vallejos, Wingate
Nellie Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Ylva Frafjord Landa, Tusculum
Gigi Sompayrac, Anderson
Sandra Mahbouli, Lenoir-Rhyne
Third Team Singles
Lili Drukerova, Catawba
Natalia Reimer, Lincoln Memorial
Kenzy Abdelaal, UVA Wise
Fernanda Castillo, Wingate
Ilona Hernandez-Sanchez, Coker
Lina Sarhan, Newberry
First Team Doubles
Lili Drukerova / Ami Miya, Catawba
Anastasia Oktiabreva / Daniela Kotara, Wingate
Sofia Antolini / Rin Igarashi, Catawba
Second Team Doubles
Runa Muderrisoglu / Mehetia Boosie, Lenoir-Rhyne
Claudia Vallejos / Mariia Bobrovska, Wingate
Lina Sarhan / Hazel Vernon, Newberry
Third Team Doubles
Agata Budnik / Tina Gomes, Catawba
Nellie Wahlberg / Alexa Allison, Lenoir-Rhyne
Adriana Pellizzari/Natalia Reimer, Lincoln Memorial
Freshman of the Year
Anastasia Oktiabreva, Wingate
Player of the Year
Sofia Antolini, Catawba
Coach of the Year
Sam Clarke, Lenoir-Rhyne |
Men's Tennis All-Conference
First Team Singles
Agustin Mastri, Catawba
Carlo Rosellini, Wingate
Vitor Ferreira, Lenoir-Rhyne
Alexandru Rares Giurea, Lincoln Memorial
Mathis Collignon, Anderson
Ruben LeBron, Wingate
Second Team Singles
Mateo Berne, Catawba
Vicent Fenollar, Anderson
Luca Bergonzi, Catawba
Marcio Silva, Coker
Jashan Joachim, Wingate
Santiago Passoni, Catawba
Third Team Singles
Vadym Rogynskyi, Lenoir-Rhyne
Ryosuke Inagawa, Catawba
Edoardo Pilia, Coker
Rens Verhaar, Tusculum
Marko Pozonec, Coker
Wynn Shioi, Anderson
First Team Doubles
Luca Bergonzi / Agustin Mastri, Catawba
Emil Remsted / Martino Colabella, Wingate
Vadym Rogynskyi / Vitor Ferreira, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second Team Doubles
Alen Bill / Santiago Passoni, Catawba
Angus Howard/Reese McCann, Tusculum
Mathis Collignon/Wynn Shioi, Anderson University
Third Team Doubles
Mateo Berne / Alessandro Valletta, Catawba
Paul Daniel Meyer / Lucas Galy, Lenoir-Rhyne
Victor Bourguignon/Sergio Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta, LMU
Freshman of the Year
Ruben LeBron, Wingate
Player of the Year
Agustin Mastri, Catawba
Coach of the Year
Michael Cabana, Wingate |