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AAC Places Two on NAIA Women's Tennis All-America Team

AAC Places Two on NAIA Women's Tennis All-America Team

(Story provided by NAIA Sports Communications)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 2024 NAIA Women's Tennis All-America teams. Honorees were selected by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee. Sixteen student-athletes were chosen to comprise first, second & third teams.

The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) saw two earn NAIA All-America Team honors with Liliana Drukerova of Union landing on the first team and Olivia Alcala of Tennessee Wesleyan making the third team.

FIRST TEAM

Name School Class Hometown
Iryna Lysykh Georgia Gwinnett Sr. Severodonetsk, Ukraine
Justine Lespes Georgia Gwinnett Jr. La-Teste-de-Buch, France
Teodora Jovic Georgia Gwinnett Sr. Gorokan, Australia
Sofia Munoz Indiana Wesleyan So. Madellin, Columbia
Violet Apisah Keiser (Fla.) So. Sydney, Australia
Katie Visnevscaia Keiser (Fla.) Sr. Chisinau, Moldova
Anastasiia Vorobiova Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Jr. Odessa, Ukraine
Lucy Carpenter Loyola (La.) Sr. Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.
Olivia Scattini LSU Alexandria (La.) Sr. Concordia, Argentina
Valentina Urelli Rinaldi Menlo (Calif.) Sr. Milan, Italy
Alizee Ripolies Northwestern Ohio Sr. Perpignan, France
Liliana Drukerova Union (Ky.) Jr. Czech Republic
Victoria Vieten William Carey (Miss.) Fr. Dusseldorf, Germany
Hanna Lindeboom William Woods (Mo.) Jr. Groningen, Netherlands
Mbali Langa Xavier (La.) Sr. Johannesburg, South Africa
Amira Bergaoui Xavier (La.) Fr. Tunis, Tunisia

SECOND TEAM

Name School Class Hometown
Kaavya Palani Bethel (Ind.) Jr. Tamil Nadu, India
Edisa Hot Bethel (Tenn.) Sr. Bar, Montenegro
Sofia Canto Hurtado Bethel (Tenn.) Fr. Puebla, Mexico
Laura Matamoros Cornerstone (Mich.) Jr. Cucuta, Columbia
Maria Purizaca Doane (Neb.) Fr. Lima, Peru
Silva Avakian Friends (Kan.) So. Pasadena, Calif.
Jimena Ramirez Grace (Ind.) Jr. Alicante, Spain
Yasmin Imamniyazova Marian (Ind.) Fr. Almaty, Kazakhstan
Sandra Recuenco Middle Georgia State So. Valencia, Spain
Lena Golz Middle Georgia State Sr. Erfurt, Germany
Agustina Olivero Midway (Ky.) So. Montevideo, Uruguay
Karolina Mrowiecova Mobile (Ala.) So. Havirov, Czech Republic
Line Jensen Morningside (Iowa) Fr. Humlebaek, Denmark
Martina Picardi Southeastern (Fla.) So. Avellino, Italy
Anna Ruiz Masip Westcliff (Calif.) 5th Year Terrassa, Spain
Kyra Akinnibi Xavier (La.) 5th Year London, England

THIRD TEAM

Name School Class Hometown
Marina Nagai Cumberlands (Ky.) So. Kanagawa, Japan
Hang Nguyen Dillard (La.) Fr. Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
Versace Gatti Georgia Gwinnett So. Wyckoff, N.J.
Victoria Savvides Holy Cross (Ind.) So. Cyprus
Kia Carvalho-Landell Holy Cross (Ind.) Sr. England
France Antezana Indiana Wesleyan Jr. Cochabamba, Bolivia
Patricia Apisah Keiser (Fla.) So. Sydney, Australia
Mariangeles Mateu Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Fr. Valencia, Spain
Darija Mladenovic Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Sr. Nis, Serbia
Annemart Kleijn LSU Alexandria (La.) Sr. Meppel, The Netherlands
Michelle Irigoyen Marian (Ind.) Fr. Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Savador
Camila Sanchez McPherson (Kan.) So. Bradenton, Fla.
Tracy Llamas Saint Mary (Kan.) 5th Year La Carlota, Western Visayas, Philippines
Anna Bintsarovskaya St. Francis (Ill.) So. Chachkov, Belarus
Olivia Alcala Tennessee Wesleyan So. Barcelona, Spain
Elena Gunfaus Westcliff (Calif.) 5th Year Terrassa, Spain