WT: Serio earns All-Conference nod
4/18/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
ARLINGTON, Texas - For the third time in her storied UT Arlington career, senior Agustina Serio was honored as a Sun Belt All-Conference selection, announced by the league on Wednesday.
Serio completed the regular season with a 7-5 record in dual play as UTA's No. 1 singles player, on the way to her second-team all-league nod. Serio was named the 2016 SBC Sun Belt Player to Watch in her sophomore season and a first-team doubles selection in 2017.
"It is great that she has earned this honor with our league," UTA coach Diego Benitez said. "She has had a tremendous season in her senior year, stepping up to play in the top spot for us. She has claimed several big wins for us and has been a consistent leader on and off the court."
Entering the team's SBC Tournament match on Friday, Serio's 69 singles wins are ninth in UTA history, while her 68 doubles victories rank tied for seventh. Her .697 winning percentage in singles is fourth.
2017-18 SUN BELT WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS
All-Sun Belt First Team
Singles
- Iryna Vardanian, Coastal Carolina (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine)
- Kristin Rehse, Georgia State (Sr., Hofheim, Germany)
- Kelly Drew, Louisiana (Sr., Auckland, New Zealand)
- Stefana Andrei, ULM (Sr., Bucharest, Romania)
- Yu Fujioka, South Alabama (Fr., Tokyo, Japan)
- Alexandria Stitler, South Alabama (Jr., Bradenton, Fla.)
Doubles
- Heidi Swope (Jr., Weddington, N.C.) and Maria José Zacarias (Fr., San Luis Potosi, Mexico), Appalachian State
- Iryna Vardanian (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine) and Natalie Wall (Sr., Liverpool, England), Coastal Carolina
- Sara Bondar (Sr., Szeghalom, Hungary) and Somer Dalla-Bona (Fr., Bokarina, Australia), Coastal Carolina
All-Sun Belt Second Team
Singles
- Teodora Sevo, Appalachian State (Fr., Futog, Serbia)
- María José Zacarias, Appalachian State (Fr., San Luis Potosi, Mexico)
- Rylie Cox, Coastal Carolina (So., Rockwall, Texas)
- Arianne de Winter, Georgia Southern (So., Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands)
- Damira Muminovic, Georgia State (So., Tuzla, Bosnia)
- Karolina Snita, ULM (So., Glowgow, Poland)
- Agustina Serio, UTA (Sr., Tandil, Argentina)
Doubles
- Melissa Machado (Sr., Miami, Fla.) and Teodora Sevo (Fr., Futog, Serbia), Appalachian State
- Arianne de Winter (So., Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands) and Paula Boixader (So., Barcelona, Spain), Georgia Southern
- Stefana Andrei (Sr., Bucharest, Romania) and Karolina Snita (So., Glowgow, Poland), ULM
Player of the Year
Kristin Rehse, Georgia State (Sr., Hofheim, Germany)
Player to Watch
Teodora Sevo, Appalachian State (Fr., Futog, Serbia)
Newcomer of the Year
Iryna Vardanian, Coastal Carolina (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine)
Freshman of the Year
Yu Fujioka, South Alabama (Fr., Tokyo, Japan)
Coach of the Year
Rawia Elsisi, Troy
