ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate's Eva Siska was voted the 2024 South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year, while Lenoir-Rhyne's Runa Muderrisoglu was voted the Conference's Freshman of the Year. In addition, Wingate head coach Derrick Taylor was named the Coach of the Year, the SAC office announced today.
Siska, a junior from Shreveport, La., compiled a 15-1 record at No. 1 singles for the Bulldogs, going 11-1 in conference play. In addition to her stellar singles play, Siska is 15-2 overall and 11-1 in the SAC in doubles with partner Suzuka Sambyakugari.
Muderrisoglu, a freshman from Duzce, Turkey, finished the regular season with a 15-3 singles record, going 10-2 in the SAC playing mostly at the No. 1 singles spot. She also competed at No. 1 doubles, compiling a record of 11-5 overall, going 9-3 in league play.
Taylor earns the SAC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year honor after guiding the Bulldogs to a perfect 11-0 SAC regular season and has the Bulldogs up to No. 6 in the national poll. This is the 12th SAC regular season title for the Bulldogs in the last 13 years and enter the SAC Tournament on a 12-match winning streak.
Joining Siska on the All-SAC first team singles squad is teammate Chloe Kosmrlj along with Catawba's Ami Miya, Limestone's Anamaria Kiszner-Luca, Elodie Baelcher from Tusculum and Muderrisoglu.
The All-SAC first team doubles honorees are Siska and Sambyakugari of Wingate, Muderrisoglu and Claudia Orsini of Lenoir-Rhyne, and Lenoir-Rhyne's Alicia Wahlberg and Nellie Wahlberg.
2024 SAC Women's Tennis Conference
First Team Doubles
Suzuka Sambyakugari / Eva Siska, Wingate
Runa Muderrisoglu / Claudia Orsini, Lenoir-Rhyne
Nellie Wahlberg / Alicia Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second Team Doubles
Elodie Baechler/Valentina Loretz, Tusculum
Anastasiia Khriapko / Camilla Molina Barranco, Limestone
Natasha Forrest/Summer Reeves, Carson-Newman
Third Team Doubles
Chloe Kosmrlj / Daniela Kotara, Wingate
Emmerson Banning / Jade Bellegy, Coker University
Anamaria Kiszner-Luca / Monika Temkova, Limestone
First Team Singles
Eva Siska, Wingate
Chloe Kosmrlj, Wingate
Ami Miya, Catawba
Anamaria Kiszner-Luca, Limestone
Runa Muderrisoglu, Lenoir-Rhyne
Elodie Baechler, Tusculum
Second Team Singles
Jade Bellergy, Coker
Alicia Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Suzuka Sambyakugari, Wingate
Valentina Loretz, Tusculum
Fernanda Castillo, Wingate
Paulina Loretz, Tusculum
Third Team Singles
Natasha Forrest, Carson-Newman
Camilia Molina Barranco, Limestone
Monika Temkova, Limestone
Emma Arnal, Newberry
Nellie Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Annika Harkovirta, Wingate
Player of the Year
Eva Siska, Wingate
Freshman of the Year
Runa Muderrisoglu, Lenoir-Rhyne
Coach of the Year
Derrick Taylor, Wingate