The University of Mississippi Athletics
Lady Rebel Netters Earn All-SEC Honors Again
4/20/2005 | Women's Tennis
April 20, 2005
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Ole Miss women's tennis players Chloe Carlotti and Virginia Tomatis earned All-SEC honors for the second year in a row, as the 2005 Women's Tennis SEC Awards were announced Wednesday at the tournament banquet in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Carlotti and Tomatis made the second team, tying for the best record at No.1 doubles with an 8-3 mark. Two of their three conference losses were to teams who also made the All-SEC team. At 16-4 overall, Carlotti and Tomatis are ranked No. 17 and should earn their second straight bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships. They have won five in a row, including back-to-back wins against top 15 teams.
"We are proud of Chloe and Virginia for earning All-SEC honors," head coach Mark Beyers said. "To go 8-3 in the SEC at No. 1 doubles for the second year in a row means you've defeated some of the top teams in the nation. They were instrumental in our playing much better doubles this season and in winning the SEC Western Division title."
Ole Miss has had a player named to the All-SEC team 14 out of the last 15 years. The SEC currently has four teams ranked among the nation's top 10 and six in the top 25.
The Lady Rebels, who are seeded No. 7 in the 2005 SEC Tournament, will take to the courts Thursday at 2 p.m. against the No. 10 seed, Alabama, in the first round of the tournament. The winner will take on the No. 2 seed, Vanderbilt, Friday.
To follow the Lady Rebels throughout the SEC Tournament go to www.olemisssports.com. and click on the SEC Women's Tennis Championship logo.
2005 WOMEN'S TENNIS SEC AWARDS
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC (At-large)
Singles
Jennifer Magley, Florida
Zerene Reyes, Florida
Aibika Kalsarieva, Kentucky
Zsuzsanna Fodor, Mississippi State
Vicky Jones, Tennessee
Amanda Fish, Vanderbilt
Audra Falk, Vanderbilt
Doubles
Jennifer Magley/Zerene Reyes, Florida
Shadisha Robinson/Christine Basu, Georgia
Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva, Kentucky
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC (By Position)
Singles
No. 1 Sabita Maharaj, Tennessee
No. 2 Blakeley Griffith, Tennessee
No. 3 Taka Bertrand, Vanderbilt
No. 4 Amanda Taylor, Vanderbilt
No. 5 Nina Suvak, Florida
No. 6 Danielle Petrisko, Kentucky
Doubles
#No. 1 Chloe Carlotti/Virginia Tomatis, Ole Miss
#No. 1 Zsuzsanna Fodor/Anastasia Kugakolova, Mississippi State
No. 2 Taka Bertrand/Amanda Fish, Vanderbilt
No. 3 Boglarka Bercez/Nina Suvak, Florida
#Tied for position
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Guilbeau, Kentucky
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Aibika Kalsarieva, Kentucky
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Zsuzsanna Fodor, Mississippi State
SEC CO-SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Magley, Florida
Blakeley Griffith, Tennessee
