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Sabina Machalova and Tiphanie Fiquet Voted All-SEC
4/29/2021 | Women's Tennis
Machalova Earns First Team Distinction and Fiquet Places Second Team
Sabina Machalova and Tiphanie Fiquet Voted All-SEC
Machalova Earns First Team Distinction and Fiquet Places Second Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss women's tennis received two individual conference season awards as released by the SEC on Thursday. Sabina Machalova garnered First Team All-SEC and TIphanie Fiquet was recognized with Second Team All-SEC plaudits.
Sabina Machalova earned her second career All-SEC accolade after placing on the All-SEC Second Team as a freshman in 2018. She was recognized with her first first team award after an impressive season for the Rebels in 2021. Machalova led the Rebels as the team's highest-ranked singles player for the entirety of the season. She peaked in the Oracle/ITA individual rankings at No. 16 on March 24 and concluded the regular season ranked No. 26 nationally. In doubles, she ranked as high as No. 24 alongside Alexa Bortles. Machalova played primarily at both No. 1 Singles and No. 1 Doubles for the Rebels. She earned an 8-7 singles dual record (5-5 SEC) and had six doubles wins in the regular season. Machalova had three ranked singles wins, all versus top-50 opponents. She also earned a victory in doubles versus the No. 3 nationally ranked team in the nation, Sara Daavettila and Alexa Graham (Jan. 23 at No. 1 UNC).
Tiphanie Fiquet earned her first All-SEC award in her first season competing as an Ole Miss Rebel. Fiquet was a consistent winner this season for the Rebels in both singles and doubles. In singles she compiled a 9-5 (5-4 SEC) dual record including three ranked victories. Fiquet peaked in the national rankings at No. 40 (March 17) and concluded the regular season ranked No. 59. She earned the SEC Player of the Week award on March 10 after earning victories in both singles and doubles in the Rebels' win at No. 19 LSU (March 5). In doubles, Fiquet went 8-7 (4-4 SEC) and was 3-1 at No 2 doubles for the Rebels.
Complete List of 2021 SEC Awards
First Team All-SEC
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
McCartney Kessler, Florida
Katarina Jokic, Georgia
Meg Kowalski, Georgia
Lea Ma, Georgia
Morgan Coppoc, Georgia
Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Kentucky
Fiona Arrese, Kentucky
Sabina Machalova, Ole Miss*
Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State
Mia Horvit, South Carolina
Tatiana Makarova, Texas A&M
Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Alba Cortina Pou, Alabama
Selin Ovunc, Auburn
Carolyn Ansari, Auburn
Ida Jarlskog, Florida
Marlee Zein, Florida
Paris Corley, LSU
Taylor Bridges, LSU
Safiya Carrington, LSU
Tiphanie Fiquet, Ole Miss*
Magda Adaloglou, Mississippi State
Bronte Murgett, Missouri
Megan Davies, South Carolina
Rebeka Mertena, Tennessee
Daria Kuczer, Tennessee
All-Freshman
Loudmilla Bencheikh, Alabama
Anna Parkhomenko, Alabama
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
Morgan Cross, Arkansas
Sara Dahlstrom, Florida
Fiona Arrese, Kentucky
Anessa Lee, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year
Katarina Jokic, Georgia
Freshmen of the Year
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
Newcomer of the Year
Lea Ma, Georgia
Coach of the Year
Jeff Wallace, Georgia
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
Machalova Earns First Team Distinction and Fiquet Places Second Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss women's tennis received two individual conference season awards as released by the SEC on Thursday. Sabina Machalova garnered First Team All-SEC and TIphanie Fiquet was recognized with Second Team All-SEC plaudits.
Sabina Machalova earned her second career All-SEC accolade after placing on the All-SEC Second Team as a freshman in 2018. She was recognized with her first first team award after an impressive season for the Rebels in 2021. Machalova led the Rebels as the team's highest-ranked singles player for the entirety of the season. She peaked in the Oracle/ITA individual rankings at No. 16 on March 24 and concluded the regular season ranked No. 26 nationally. In doubles, she ranked as high as No. 24 alongside Alexa Bortles. Machalova played primarily at both No. 1 Singles and No. 1 Doubles for the Rebels. She earned an 8-7 singles dual record (5-5 SEC) and had six doubles wins in the regular season. Machalova had three ranked singles wins, all versus top-50 opponents. She also earned a victory in doubles versus the No. 3 nationally ranked team in the nation, Sara Daavettila and Alexa Graham (Jan. 23 at No. 1 UNC).
Tiphanie Fiquet earned her first All-SEC award in her first season competing as an Ole Miss Rebel. Fiquet was a consistent winner this season for the Rebels in both singles and doubles. In singles she compiled a 9-5 (5-4 SEC) dual record including three ranked victories. Fiquet peaked in the national rankings at No. 40 (March 17) and concluded the regular season ranked No. 59. She earned the SEC Player of the Week award on March 10 after earning victories in both singles and doubles in the Rebels' win at No. 19 LSU (March 5). In doubles, Fiquet went 8-7 (4-4 SEC) and was 3-1 at No 2 doubles for the Rebels.
Complete List of 2021 SEC Awards
First Team All-SEC
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
McCartney Kessler, Florida
Katarina Jokic, Georgia
Meg Kowalski, Georgia
Lea Ma, Georgia
Morgan Coppoc, Georgia
Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Kentucky
Fiona Arrese, Kentucky
Sabina Machalova, Ole Miss*
Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State
Mia Horvit, South Carolina
Tatiana Makarova, Texas A&M
Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Alba Cortina Pou, Alabama
Selin Ovunc, Auburn
Carolyn Ansari, Auburn
Ida Jarlskog, Florida
Marlee Zein, Florida
Paris Corley, LSU
Taylor Bridges, LSU
Safiya Carrington, LSU
Tiphanie Fiquet, Ole Miss*
Magda Adaloglou, Mississippi State
Bronte Murgett, Missouri
Megan Davies, South Carolina
Rebeka Mertena, Tennessee
Daria Kuczer, Tennessee
All-Freshman
Loudmilla Bencheikh, Alabama
Anna Parkhomenko, Alabama
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
Morgan Cross, Arkansas
Sara Dahlstrom, Florida
Fiona Arrese, Kentucky
Anessa Lee, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year
Katarina Jokic, Georgia
Freshmen of the Year
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
Newcomer of the Year
Lea Ma, Georgia
Coach of the Year
Jeff Wallace, Georgia
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
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