MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC released the 2023 women's tennis award winners Thursday, highlighted by Middle Georgia's Tom Bates being named Coach of the Year.
 
Co-Freshman of the Year: Micaela Ponce, Loyola (La.)
Co-Freshman of the Year: Berta Castello, Mobile (Ala.)
Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Ortega, William Carey (Miss.)
Player of the Year: Jordan Ortega, William Carey (Miss.)
Coach of the Year: Tom Bates, Middle Georgia State
Sportsmanship Award: Loyola (La.)
 
Noteworthy

• Bates guided the Knights to an unbeaten SSAC record to earn the Regular Season Championship
• Marina Prieto, Anna Ruiz, and Isadora Marcondes are repeat All-Conference selections

 

All-Conference
Jordan Ortega	William Carey (Miss.)
Lucy Carpenter	Loyola (La.)
Maria Toledo	Mobile (Ala.)
Marina Prieto	Middle Georgia State
Anna Ruiz	Middle Georgia State
Isadora Marcondes	Middle Georgia State
Sunny Logan	William Carey (Miss.)
Berta Castello	Mobile (Ala.)
Paula Rodriguez	Middle Georgia State
Eva Garcia	Mobile (Ala.)
Micaela Ponce	Loyola (La.)
Tsveti Trifonova	Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Tiffany Chang	William Carey (Miss.)
Malak Aberkane	William Carey (Miss.)
Adele Fereres	Loyola (La.)
Brunella Gomez	Dillard (La.)
Champions of Character Team
Chloe Webster	Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Itzel Lara	Dillard (La.)
Karyna Krykunenko	Florida National
Isabella Leano	Loyola (La.)
Liza Hinrichs	Middle Georgia State
Paula John	Mobile (Ala.)
Jordan Ortega	William Carey (Miss.)
Barnes & Noble College All-Academic Team
Reilly Briggs	Loyola (La.)
Mathilde Camus	Loyola (La.)
Elly Carpenter	Loyola (La.)
Lucy Carpenter	Loyola (La.)
Ana Castillo	Loyola (La.)
Selma Fereres	Loyola (La.)
Avery Frierson	Loyola (La.)
Isabella Leano	Loyola (La.)
Ariana Salgueiro-Estela	Loyola (La.)
Maria Vasquez	Loyola (La.)
Daniela Andrango Vargas	Florida National
Karyna Krykunenko	Florida National
Sofia Pascual Lyons	Florida National
Julia Silva Ramos	Florida National
Nadia Abad	Florida National
Fabiola Bsereni	Florida National
Emerald Cooke	Florida National
Vanessa Simone	Florida National
Pirada Suwanruk	Florida National
Andrea Guzman Granada	Florida National
Vera Hoekstra	Florida National
Paulina Jankun	Florida National
Andrea Sanchez	Mobile (Ala.)
Luana Wild	Mobile (Ala.)
Eva Garcia	Mobile (Ala.)
Sofija Hrovat	Mobile (Ala.)
Paula John	Mobile (Ala.)
Narjis Mzibri	Mobile (Ala.)
Maria Reynaldo	Mobile (Ala.)
Kayla Hennigan	Dillard (La.)
Kaavya Palani	Dillard (La.)
Valentina Gomex Aldana	Dillard (La.)
Anja Hribljan	Dillard (La.)
Itzel Lara- Gonzalez	Dillard (La.)
Alma Gomez	Dillard (La.)
Carlota Martinez	Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Kiara Mackay	Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Annabella Natalini	Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Tsveti Trifonova	Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Nina Westkamp	William Carey (Miss.)
Jordan Ortega Mendez	William Carey (Miss.)
Victoria Vieten	William Carey (Miss.)
Liza Hinrichs	Middle Georgia State
Isadora Oliveira	Middle Georgia State
Rebeca Lopez	Middle Georgia State
Marina Prieto	Middle Georgia State
Anna Ruiz Masip	Middle Georgia State
Valeria Rodriguez	Middle Georgia State