The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2022 All-Conference awards for women's tennis. Individually, Southern Virginia's Paula Snelson was named both Player and Rookie of the Year while Averett's Bert Poole earned Coach of the Year accolades. Also, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school.
All awards were voted on by the women's tennis coach at each institution. The divisional team voting was completed only by those coaches in the particular division while the first team all-conference and individual award voting was completed by all coaches.
Freshman #1 player Kristal Dule was named to the All-Conference and All-Division First Team while sophomore #2 player Elisa Mariotti was named to the All-Division First team.
Junior Miguelina Paiva was also named to the All-Sportsmanship team.
Poole, in his seventh year as the head coach of Averett, received his first USA South Women's Tennis Coach of the Year honor and is the first Averett coach since 1999 to receive the accolades. Despite being picked third in the USA South East Division Preseason Coaches Poll, Poole led the Cougars to a perfect 9-0 Conference mark and the program's first regular season title.
https://usasouth.net/sports/wten/2021-22/releases/20220401px7ab6
The 2022 USA South Women's Tennis All-Conference Team:
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First Team All-Conference Allexii Bassette, Huntingdon Abby Caddick, Methodist Kristal Dule, N.C. Wesleyan Toni Laney, Methodist Maxence Lippens, Averett Paula Snelson, SVU Abbey Grace Venham, Piedmont Imani Vincent, Piedmont |
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First Team Abby Caddick, Methodist Kristal Dule, N.C. Wesleyan Toni Laney, Methodist Maxence Lippens, Averett Elisa Mariotti, N.C. Wesleyan Paula Ryhsen, Averett Annalise Schetsselaar, SVU Paula Snelson, SVU |
Second Team Kamdyn Balko, Methodist Aly Henneberry, Meredith Megan Kidd, Methodist Jill Lawrence, Methodist Hayley McNair, William Peace Ellie Osborne, Meredith Megan Rekieta, Pfeiffer Inka Zeilstra, Averett |
First Team Allexii Bassette, Huntingdon Madeline Creel, Huntingdon Melissa Gish, Piedmont Nicole Restrepo, Covenant Madelyn Savage, Covenant Marion Sloyan, Piedmont Abbey Grace Venham, Piedmont Imani Vincent, Piedmont |
Second Team Lauren Carr, Covenant Alli Kogoy, Brevard Rachel Marsh, Piedmont Alyssa McSpadden, Piedmont Maggie Moody, Piedmont Sophie Trantham, Brevard Karson Troth, LaGrange Dakota Wilkes, Piedmont |
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All-Sportsmanship Gor'Nese Turner, Agnes Scott Paula Ryhsen, Averett Agnes Dotse, Berea Brooke Garland, Brevard Alexis Baker, Covenant Jada Ore, Greensboro Alonda Weaver, Huntingdon Maurie White, LaGrange Liz Wine, Mary Baldwin Elizabeth Shwaiko, Maryville Aly Henneberry, Meredith Valeria Matute, Methodist Miguelina Paiva, N.C. Wesleyan Megan Rekieta, Pfeiffer Mia Vasher, Piedmont Haley Gilley, Salem Campbell Bueler, SVU Kayla Lynch-McLain, William Peace |