LEBANON, Tenn.-- CU women's tennis members Jessica Hernandez, Elina Sungatullina, and Maria Arabelaez earned spots on the Mid-South All-Conference Teams, as announced by conference officials on Wednesday.
Jessica Hernandez earned a First Team All-Conference spot after finishing the regular season with a 9-5 overall record and a 5-4 conference record. The junior from Bogota, Colombia, earned an 11-6 doubles record on the year, splitting time with two partners in Maria Arbelaez, and Kaede Hatano. Hernandez earns First-Team All-Mid-South Conference honors for the third time, adding more accolades to an already incredible career.
CU Freshman Elina Sungatullina earned a spot on the All-Conference Second Team after an excellent debut season with the Phoenix. The Kazan, Russia, native ends the regular season with a 9-5 singles record, spending much of the year as the No. 2 single and compiling an 8-4 record at that spot. Sungatullina also went 9-7 overall in doubles, where she went 3-1 in conference play with Kaede Hatano.
Fellow Phoenix freshman Maria Arbelaez posted the most singles wins on the season for the team with an 11-6 record, earning her a spot as an All-Conference Honorable Mention. The Valle del Cauca, Colombia, native compiled a 7-3 record in conference play this season and went a perfect 4-0 from the No. 2 singles spot. Arbelaez also compiled a 9-3 doubles record with fellow All-Conference teammate Jessica Hernandez.
Cumberland freshman Lara Zugasti held the honor of being named to the 2021-22 Mid-South Conference Champions of Character team.
The Phoenix are set to take on Tennessee Southern in the Quarterfinals of the Mid-South Conference tournament from Bowling Green, Ky. on Friday, April 22 at noon.
First Team All-Conference (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Name |
School |
Oriana Espinoza |
Campbellsville University |
Jessica Hernandez |
Cumberland University |
Angela Mendoza |
Campbellsville University |
Darija Mladenovic |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Lucia Mora |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Tomomi Nagao |
University of the Cumberlands |
Meiri Okuwaki |
University of the Cumberlands |
Alexandra Parra |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Ariadna Perez |
Campbellsville University |
Tijana Svitlica |
Bethel University |
Second Team All-Conference (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Name |
School |
Johanna Beckmann |
University of the Cumberlands |
Reshma Challarapu |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Maci Ferguson |
Georgetown College |
Anastasiia Ivanchenko |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Margaret Lucas |
University of Tennessee Southern |
Blaeke Sarah Mitchell |
Campbellsville University |
Otone Odajima |
University of Tennessee Southern |
Dakota Schroeder |
Thomas More University |
Salome Sposetti |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Elina Sungatullina |
Cumberland University |
Honorable Mention (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Name |
School |
Maria Jose Arbelaez |
Cumberland University |
Andrea Hurtado |
University of Pikeville |
Dayana Ortega |
Freed-Hardeman University |
Parisa Rachdanone |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Hana Shimeno |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sophia Vasconcellos |
Bethel University |
Marina Zotelli |
Bethel University |