Erskine Voted to Win Women’s Tennis Title in Conference Carolinas Preseason Poll

Erskine Voted to Win Women’s Tennis Title in Conference Carolinas Preseason Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas women’s tennis head coaches voted on the 2024 Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll and Erskine was selected to repeat as regular-season champions. 

The Flying Fleet, who went 9-1 in Conference Carolinas play last season en route to a regular-season title and tournament runner-up finish, received 109 points and eight-of-11 first-place votes. Belmont Abbey was picked second with 98 points and two first-place votes while the 2023 tournament champion, Mount Olive, was picked third with 83 points and the remaining first-place tally. Francis Marion garnered a close fourth with 82 points while Lees-McRae and conference newcomer Young Harris tied for fifth with 75 points each.

Emmanuel was a narrow sixth with 74 points followed by Barton (70), North Greenville (42), Converse (39), Chowan (25) and King (20).

The spring season begins today with the conference championship set for April 26-28 at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina.
 
2024 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Erskine 109 (8)
Belmont Abbey 98 (2)
Mount Olive 83 (1)
Francis Marion 82
Lees-McRae 75
Young Harris 75
Emmanuel 74
Barton 70
North Greenville 42
Converse 39
Chowan 25
King 20

2024 Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis
Players to Watch
 
Barton
  • Tilde Howeler, Jr., Stockholm, Sweden (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Irma Granstam, So., Linkoping, Sweden 
  • Silvia Fernandez-Trabadelo, Jr., Mataro, Spain
Belmont Abbey
  • Alexis Burkhalter, So., Columbus, Ohio (2023 ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team)
  • Frankee Hendricks, Jr., Largo, Florida (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Kaitlin Nguyen, So., Lorton, Virginia
Chowan
  • Feidi Abreu Rodriguez, So., Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 
Converse
  • Tonya Glogowski-Watson, Gr., Perth, Western Australia (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; Spring 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Khushi Kharb, So., Sonipat, Haryana, India (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Sofia Giraldo-Jimenez, So., Medellin, Colombia 
Emmanuel
  • Sabina Roua, So., Ontario, Canada 
  • Darja Chistov, Jr., Osnabrück, Germany 
  • Soleny Gonzalez, Jr., Guatemala City, Guatemala (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team)
Erskine
  • Emma Bentz, Sr., Suwanee, Georgia (2023 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team; 2022 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team; Spring 2021 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team)
  • Ariana Jativa, So., Guayaquil, Ecuador (2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Sophia Pavlova, Fr., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Francis Marion
  • Gabriel Karatantcheva, Sr., Sofia, Bulgaria (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year; 2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Julie Martincova, Gr., Liberec, Czech Republic
  • Chelsea Seidewitz, So., Fassberg, Germany (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
King
  • Deniz Aytun, Jr., Talavera de la Reina, Spain 
  • Mishka Koricinova, Jr., Bratislava, Slovakia 
  • Lilly Belcher, Fr., Bristol, Tennessee 
Lees-McRae
  • Anita Ivanova, Jr., Nova Zagora, Bulgaria
  • Rhidaim Yang, Jr., Lima, Peru (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Pati Vedia Sanchez, So., Madrid, Spain (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Mount Olive
  • Valeria Guerrero, Fr., Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Lara Stamereilers, Fr., Wardenburg, Germany
  • Simone Szovan, Fr., Sneek, Netherlands
North Greenville
  • Abigail Watson, Fr., Johannesburg, South Africa 
  • Vitoria Maximiliano, Fr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Martina Cairus, So., Los Maristas, Uruguay 
Young Harris
  • Viviana Gomez, Fr., Guadalajara, Mexico 
  • Catarina Marcko Ferreira, Sr., Cascais, Portugal