Charlotte, N.C. - Gardner-Webb women's tennis was rewarded for a
stellar season at the 2013 Big South Women's Tennis Banquet, as
both Erica
White and Jenny
Lunde received multiple honors, the League announced on
Wednesday.
After posting a 18-3 overall singles record (9-1 Big South) at
the No. 1 position this season, senior Erica
White added "Big South Player of the Year" to her impressive
resumé in this her last season as a Runnin' Bulldog.
Additionally, White was announced as the No. 1 singles flight
champion after forging an 8-1 No. 1 singles record in Conference
play during the 2013 season. White's 8-1 Big South mark was tops
among No. 1 singles player this season.
White was also named to the Big South's All-Conference Singles
team.
Lunde, a junior from Oslo, Norway, was awarded a spot on the Big
South's All-Academic team. The Business Administration major boasts
a 3.32 GPA and has earned a spot on the Big South's Presidential
Honor Roll in each of her first two seasons as a Runnin'
Bulldog.
Lunde and White also earned All-Conference Doubles honors. The
duo, having forged a 16-3 record at No. 1 doubles this season, gave
the Runnin' Bulldogs outstanding doubles play all season at the top
of the lineup.
The doubles honor adds to a decorated season for both Lunde and
White. The pair made Gardner-Webb history during the first week of
April, receiving a National ITA Doubles ranking (No. 90).
2013 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE
AND AWARD WINNERS
Women's Tennis Flight Winners
No. 1 singles - Erica
White, Gardner-Webb
No. 2 singles - Alice Garcia, Winthrop
No. 3 singles - Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Ericka Rivero, UNC Asheville
No. 4 singles - Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 5 singles - Alia Nour, Charleston Southern
No. 6 singles - Tijana Uzelac, Winthrop
No. 1 doubles - Yasmine Alkema/Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
No. 2 doubles - Yvonne Hubler/Alexandra Walters, Charleston
Southern
No. 3 doubles - Caitlin Cridland/Ekin Gunaysu, Winthrop
Dominique De Wit/Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
All-Conference Singles
Erica
White, Gardner-Webb
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Marketa Placha, Charleston Southern
Alice Garcia, Winthrop
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
All-Conference Doubles
Erica
White/Jenny
Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler/Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
Alia Nour/Angelica Sidorenko, Charleston Southern
Karolina Chernaya/Tamara Stanic, Campbell
All-Academic Team
Lourdes Ros, Campbell
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Jenny
Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Lindsay Krause, Presbyterian College
Brittany Yang, Liberty
Marta Pinyol, Longwood
Dominique De Wit, Coastal Carolina
Taylor Newman, Radford
Player of the Year
Erica
White, Gardner-Webb
Freshman of the Year
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Scholar -Athlete of the Year
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Coach of the Year
Cid Carvalho, Winthrop