WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Sydney Williams and
Amelia Lawson were selected Lone Star Conference First Team Doubles as voted on by the league's 11 head coaches. Lawson also earned Second Team Singles recognition.
Alice Di Matteo received Honorable Mention Singles, and
Skylar Minns was named to the Sportsmanship Team.
Williams and Lawson have been stalwarts at No. 1 doubles for Midwestern State with 23 appearances at No. 1 doubles and a 14-6 record. The tandem won eight of their 10 conference matches and were 1-2 against nationally ranked opponents. The pair had an eight-match winning streak during the campaign and is No. 33 in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings.
Lawson has played No. 1 singles all season long for the Mustangs and enters the postseason with a 13-9 record. The fifth-year senior from New Zealand has won seven of her last eight singles matches, including a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Joanna Potet of Arkansas-Fort Smith in her last outing. Lawson has been pushed to three sets in four of her last five matches and has won the decisive set in all four matches.
Di Matteo is 3-1 in her last four matches at No. 2 singles and was 7-7 in 16 appearances at the No. 3 position. The fifth-year senior from Palermo, Italy, helped the Mustangs clinch the No. 2 seed in the LSC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Lea Manga of No. 9-ranked Cameron at MSU Tennis Center on April 13.
Skylar Minns won her first eight completed singles matches this season and finished with a 13-2 overall singles record during the regular season. Minns was 9-1 at No. 5 singles and 3-1 at No. 4 singles. The junior from New Braunfels, Texas, was also 13-7 in doubles, including a 10-3 record with
Emilija Visic.
Midwestern State is the No. 2 seed in the LSC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, which features the top eight women's teams based on the final conference standings. Â The Mustangs meet seventh-seeded Lubbock Christian in the quarterfinals at Arlington Tennis Center. The dual match begins at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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2023 Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Postseason Honors
Special Recognition
Player of the Year: Dianela Rodriguez, Angelo State
Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Jenna Goessel, Fr., Cameron
Senior of the Year: Dianela Rodriguez, Sr., Angelo State
Newcomer of the Year: Angela Charles-Alfred, Gr., DBU
Freshman of the Year: Letizia Corisini, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Josh Cobble, Cameron
First Team Singles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Dianela Rodriguez |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Angela Charles-Alfred |
Dallas Baptist |
Sr. |
Saint-Pierre, Martinique |
| Angela Vargas |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Alessa Maier |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
Hechingen, Germany |
First Team Doubles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Angela Charles-Alfred |
Dallas Baptist |
Sr. |
Saint-Pierre, Martinique |
| Jenna Payne |
Dallas Baptist |
Fr. |
Jonesboro, Ark. |
| Sydney Williams |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Austin, Texas |
| Amelia Lawson |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Ashley Penshorn |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Kyndall Quiroz |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
Second Team Singles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Letizia Corsini |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
Civitanova Marche, Italy |
| Kateryna Rudenko |
Cameron |
So. |
Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Anastasiia Khrustaleva |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Amelia Lawson |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Stela Sifuentes |
St. Mary's |
Fr. |
Eagle Pass, Texas |
| Violetta Khisamova |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Yaroslavl, Russia |
Second Team Doubles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Eva Schwartz |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France |
| Mieke Van Deventer |
Angelo State |
So. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
So. |
Ufa, Russia |
| Allison Schwartz |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
League City, Texas |
| Akshaya Suresh |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Coimbatore, India |
Honorable Mention Singles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Eva Schwartz |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France |
| Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
So. |
Ufa, Russia |
| Sofia Teran |
Dallas Baptist |
Jr. |
Zacetacas, Mexico |
| Isabella Rios |
Dallas Baptist |
Fr. |
Merida, Mexico |
| Alice Di Matteo |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Palermo, Italy |
| Tanvikhaa Saravanan |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Coimbatore, India |
| Allison Schwartz |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
League City, Texas |
Honorable Mention Doubles
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Dianela Rodriguez |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Letizia Corsini |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
Civitanova Marche, Italy |
| Michelle Trochez |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
Tomball, Texas |
| Axelle Jaquemin |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr-RS |
Sint-Truiden, Begium |
| Stela Sifuentes |
St. Mary's |
Fr. |
Eagle Pass, Texas |
| Gabi Ioannou |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Melbourne, Australia |
Sportsmanship Team
| Student-Athlete |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| Eva Schwartz |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, France |
| Jenna Goessel |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Munich, Germany |
| Madison Stafford |
Dallas Baptist |
So. |
Dallas, Texas |
| Michelle Trochez |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
Tomball, Texas |
| Skylar Minns |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
New Braunfels, Texas |
| Angela Vargas |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Ciudad Acuña, Mexico |
| Alessa Maier |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
Hechingen, Germany |
| Joanna Potet |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
Sr. |
Nantes, France |
| Lisa Guitton |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
Claix, France |
| Brooklyn Ross |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Littleton, Colo. |
| Jenny Larsson |
Western New Mexico |
Fr. |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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