Women’s Tennis Lands Three on Big South All-Conference Teams
Charlotte, N.C. – Borislava Nikolova and Karolina Chernaya have been named to the Big South All-Conference Doubles Team the conference announced Wednesday. Chernaya was also named to the All-Conference singles team while Anais Gomar was named to the Big South All-Academic Team.
Nikolova and Chernaya finished the regular season at a team best 13-3 overall, and 6-2 in conference play. The duo won 10 straight matches between February 18 and March 31.
Chernaya finished the regular season at 12-6 overall, and 3-5 in conference play. The Tashkent, Uzbekistan native is 6-4 in her last ten matches, and took home second place of the A bracket at the Davidson Invitation in the fall season.
Seventh seeded Campbell will take on second seeded Charleston Southern Thursday, April 19 in the Big South Championships quarterfinals. Match time is set for 1:30 pm.
Women's Tennis Post Season Awards
All-Academic Team
Anais Gomar, Campbell
Lindsay Krause, Presbyterian College
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Carol Lobel, Liberty
Diana Mortlock, Coastal Carolina
Ioana Oprea, Gardner-Webb
Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
Petra Dajevic, Radford
Women's Tennis Flight Winners
No. 1 Singles – Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
No. 2 Singles – Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
No. 3 Singles – Sandra Herrera, Winthrop
No. 4 Singles – Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Katie Fosnacht, Coastal Carolina
No. 5 Singles – Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 6 Singles – Monica Aguado, Winthrop
No. 1 Doubles – Yasmine Alkema/Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
No. 2 Doubles – Sandra Herrera/Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
No. 3 Doubles – Maria Hesketh/Kourtney Kowal, Coastal Carolina
All-Conference Singles
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Sandra Herrera, Winthrop
Olga Makhova, Charleston Southern
Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
Miki Bunea, Coastal Carolina
Alice Hopkins, Gardner-Webb
Karolina Chernaya, Campbell
All-Conference Doubles
Sandra Herrera/Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Miki Bunea/Diana Mortlock, Coastal Carolina
Borislava Nikolova/Karolina Chernaya, Campbell
Yasmine Alkema/Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
Olga Makhova/Marija Dzakovic, Charleston Southern
Player of the Year
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Freshman of the Year
Alice Hopkins, Gardner-Webb
Scholar Athlete of the Year
Diana Mortlock, Coastal Carolina
Coach of the Year
Bruce Harrison, Radford
