RICHMOND, Va. – Five members of the Elon University women's tennis team took home All-CAA honors on Friday, as the Colonial Athletic Association announced its postseason awards.
Lizette Reding led the way for the Phoenix as the junior earned All-CAA Second Team Singles honors after posting a 12-7 singles record. The Leon, Mexico, native won seven matches at the No. 2 spot, including two at the CAA Tournament, and five at the No. 3 position. She went 4-2 against CAA opponents this season as she won matches against Hampton, UNCW, Stony Brook and William & Mary. This is Reding's third straight season making the All-CAA Second Team for singles.
Olivia Archer and
Sibel Tanik were both named to the All-CAA Third Team for singles. Archer won her final 15 singles matches to finish the season with an 18-2 record. The fifth-year graduate student became Elon's all-time leader in career singles victories in March and finished her Elon tenure with 73 wins. Archer also won a pair of matches at the CAA Tournament and won regular season conference matches against North Carolina A&T, Hampton, UNCW, Delaware and William & Mary.
Playing the No. 1 singles position for the Phoenix, Tanik went 12-8 this season to earn a spot on an All-CAA team for singles for the third consecutive season. The Raleigh, N.C., native won her first set of the season against Fiona Crawley of North Carolina, the No. 1 ranked player in the ITA rankings. Tanik also picked up a win against Clemson's Eleni Louka, the No. 111 ranked ITA player. She was named CAA Player of the Week on two occasions.
Two Elon teams were also selected to the All-CAA Second Team for doubles. For the second straight season, Tanik and Reding earned All-CAA Second Team honors after going 12-6 as a pair. The tandem went 2-0 at the CAA Tournament against Stony Brook and William & Mary. They also won regular season matches against conference opponents UNCW, Hampton and North Carolina A&T. Tanik and Reding won three CAA Doubles Team of the Week awards this season.
Julie Ball and
Madison Cordisco also earned All-CAA Second Team Doubles honors. The duo went 8-3 together at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots and won conference matches against Delaware and William & Mary. This the first All-CAA selection for both Ball and Cordisco.
2023 CAA Women's Tennis Postseason Awards
First Team All-CAA Singles
Adel-Byanu Abidullina, Delaware
Slade Coetzee, College of Charleston
Hedda Gurholt, William & Mary
Zoe Huffman, UNCW
Lorie Lemongo, Drexel
Elisa Van Meeteren, William & Mary
First Team All-CAA Doubles
Adel-Byanu Abidullina, Delaware
Eliza Askarova, Delaware
Eda Arli, UNCW
Lauren Gish, UNCW
Sofiya Kuzina, William & Mary
Ine Stange, William & Mary
Second Team All-CAA Singles
Eda Arli, UNCW
Eliza Askarova, Delaware
Angelina Blinova, Hampton
Sofiya Kuzina, William & Mary
Lizette Reding, Elon
Halli Trinkle, College of Charleston
Second Team All-CAA Doubles
Julie Ball, Elon
Madison Cordisco, Elon
Lorie Lemongo, Drexel
Renata Lombera, Drexel
Lizette Reding, Elon
Sibel Tanik, Elon
Third Team All-CAA Singles
Olivia Archer, Elon
Emma Fernald, William & Mary
Maja Jekauc, College of Charleston
Renata Lombera, Drexel
Sibel Tanik, Elon
Alina Vasilenko, Delaware
Third Team All-CAA Doubles
Ella Faessler, College of Charleston
Nicole Stephens, College of Charleston
Isabella Montana, Delaware
Alina Vasilenko, Delaware
Emma Fernald, William & Mary
Elisa Van Meeteren, William & Mary
CAA Player of the Year: Hedda Gurholt, William & Mary
CAA Rookie of the Year: Eda Arli, UNCW
CAA Coach of the Year: Jessica Giuggioli, William & Mary
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