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Women's Tennis Has Three Players Named to Big South Conference Annual Awards
April 15, 2021 | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE – The Big South Conference released the winner of its 2021 Annual Season Awards on Thursday afternoon. Three Runnin' Bulldogs earned one of the conference's accolades.
Miljana Ristic was listed to the First Team All-Conference Singles Team after collecting four wins on the #1 court this season and posting a 2-2 record in Big South play. She was the only person to play in the #1 flight for the Runnin' Bulldogs this season.
Part of the First Team All-Conference Doubles included Daniela Naupari and M. Ristic. Together, the pair finished with a 5-3 record, all in the #1 position. In conference play, this duo dominated in a 6-0 triumph over Longwood on March 11.
Naupari was also named to the Second Team All-Conference Singles after completing an impressive 5-2 season. In six of her seven matches on the season, she had to play three sets, winning four of these. In conference play, Naupari flourished as she collected wins over the #2 players of the fellow qualifying tournament participants, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, and Radford.
She was also selected to the conference's All-Academic Team after collecting a 3.91 GPA throughout her college career.
Rounding out the Gardner-Webb honorees to these teams was Manon Delsol, earning a Second Team All-Conference Singles selection. Delsol provided key victories to the team all season in crucial matches. She finished the season with a 5-4 record, and 3-1 within conference play. Delsol spent the majority of the season playing in the #4 flight and ended the regular season with a 4-3 record on that court.
2021 Big South Conference Women's Tennis Award Winners
First Team All-Conference Singles
Salma Loudili, Fr., Radford
Madalina Man, Sr., Charleston Southern
Ami Grace Dougah, UNC Asheville
Zeba Jamal, Jr., Presbyterian College
Ana Castillo, Sr., Campbell
Lize-Alet Morkel, Jr., UNC Asheville
Miljana Ristic, Gardner-Webb
Malin Falk, Jr., Radford
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Ami Grace Dougah / Rosie Dickson, UNC Asheville
Emily Brandow / Malin Falk, Radford
Daniela Naupari / Miljana Ristic, Gardner-Webb
Anna-Marie Kopecká / Ana Castillo, Campbell (tie)
Khyanna Singh / Madalina Man, Charleston Southern (tie)
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Zoe Cauthen, Soph., Charleston Southern
Rhona Cook, Fr., Campbell
Manon Delsol, Gardner-Webb
Luiza Fullana, Soph., Charleston Southern
Daniela Naupari, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Khyanna Singh, Fr., Charleston Southern
Rosie Dickson, UNC Asheville
Lucianna Piedra, Fr., Presbyterian College
Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Melissa Ifidzhen / Salma Loudili, Radford
Alexa Wilson / Sam Calais, Presbyterian College
Tiffany Pyritz / Zoe Cauthen, Charleston Southern
Katey Fruehauf / Tyler Blalock, Radford
All-Academic Team
Ana Castillo, Sr., Campbell
Tiffany Pyritz, Jr., Charleston Southern
Daniela Naupari, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Viktoria Ljungman, Jr., Hampton
Crystal Nzewi, Sr., Longwood
Jessica Leeman, Jr., Presbyterian College
Tyler Blalock, Sr., Radford
Lize-Alet Morkel, Jr., UNC Asheville
Player of the Year
Salma Loudili, Fr., Radford
Freshman of the Year
Salma Loudili, Radford
Coach of the Year
Anca Dumitrescu, Charleston Southern
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Lize-Alet Morkel, Jr., UNC Asheville
Miljana Ristic was listed to the First Team All-Conference Singles Team after collecting four wins on the #1 court this season and posting a 2-2 record in Big South play. She was the only person to play in the #1 flight for the Runnin' Bulldogs this season.
Part of the First Team All-Conference Doubles included Daniela Naupari and M. Ristic. Together, the pair finished with a 5-3 record, all in the #1 position. In conference play, this duo dominated in a 6-0 triumph over Longwood on March 11.
Naupari was also named to the Second Team All-Conference Singles after completing an impressive 5-2 season. In six of her seven matches on the season, she had to play three sets, winning four of these. In conference play, Naupari flourished as she collected wins over the #2 players of the fellow qualifying tournament participants, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, and Radford.
She was also selected to the conference's All-Academic Team after collecting a 3.91 GPA throughout her college career.
Rounding out the Gardner-Webb honorees to these teams was Manon Delsol, earning a Second Team All-Conference Singles selection. Delsol provided key victories to the team all season in crucial matches. She finished the season with a 5-4 record, and 3-1 within conference play. Delsol spent the majority of the season playing in the #4 flight and ended the regular season with a 4-3 record on that court.
2021 Big South Conference Women's Tennis Award Winners
First Team All-Conference Singles
Salma Loudili, Fr., Radford
Madalina Man, Sr., Charleston Southern
Ami Grace Dougah, UNC Asheville
Zeba Jamal, Jr., Presbyterian College
Ana Castillo, Sr., Campbell
Lize-Alet Morkel, Jr., UNC Asheville
Miljana Ristic, Gardner-Webb
Malin Falk, Jr., Radford
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Ami Grace Dougah / Rosie Dickson, UNC Asheville
Emily Brandow / Malin Falk, Radford
Daniela Naupari / Miljana Ristic, Gardner-Webb
Anna-Marie Kopecká / Ana Castillo, Campbell (tie)
Khyanna Singh / Madalina Man, Charleston Southern (tie)
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Zoe Cauthen, Soph., Charleston Southern
Rhona Cook, Fr., Campbell
Manon Delsol, Gardner-Webb
Luiza Fullana, Soph., Charleston Southern
Daniela Naupari, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Khyanna Singh, Fr., Charleston Southern
Rosie Dickson, UNC Asheville
Lucianna Piedra, Fr., Presbyterian College
Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Melissa Ifidzhen / Salma Loudili, Radford
Alexa Wilson / Sam Calais, Presbyterian College
Tiffany Pyritz / Zoe Cauthen, Charleston Southern
Katey Fruehauf / Tyler Blalock, Radford
All-Academic Team
Ana Castillo, Sr., Campbell
Tiffany Pyritz, Jr., Charleston Southern
Daniela Naupari, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Viktoria Ljungman, Jr., Hampton
Crystal Nzewi, Sr., Longwood
Jessica Leeman, Jr., Presbyterian College
Tyler Blalock, Sr., Radford
Lize-Alet Morkel, Jr., UNC Asheville
Player of the Year
Salma Loudili, Fr., Radford
Freshman of the Year
Salma Loudili, Radford
Coach of the Year
Anca Dumitrescu, Charleston Southern
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Lize-Alet Morkel, Jr., UNC Asheville
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