Troy Tennis Trio Earns All-Sun Belt Honors

NEW ORLEANS – Three Troy tennis student-athletes were named to the Sun Belt All-Conference tennis teams, the league office announced at a pre-championship banquet on Thursday night.

For the Troy women, sophomore Sanae Ohta was a first-team singles selection. For the Troy men, junior Pablo Moreno and sophomore Andy Lau were named to the doubles first team, and Moreno was a singles second team selection.

Ohta, a Tokyo native, posted a 19-10 singles record on the year, including a 12-3 mark in the spring dual match season. Ohta had won nine straight matches before dropping her regular season finale at No. 57 Florida State.

Moreno, a Gran Canaria, Spain native, earned the second and third All-Sun Belt selections of his career after earning second-team doubles honors last season with Giovani Samaha.

This season, Moreno posted an 18-9 overall singles record and a 14-6 record in spring dual matches. He won 10 straight matches mid-way through the spring, with half of those wins coming against opponents from ranked teams. In all, Moreno won seven matches against players from ranked teams.

On the doubles court, Moreno combined with Lau, a Hong Kong native, to record a 7-4 record, all in the spring. The duo was 7-3 at No. 1 doubles, including winning five of their last six matches together.

The selections for the Troy men were the eighth and ninth All-Sun Belt honors in three seasons under head coach Scott Kidd. For the Troy women, Ohta's selection was the sixth All-Sun Belt honor in three seasons under head coach Rawia Elsisi.

The Troy women open their Sun Belt Championships play on Friday as the No. 5 seed with a quarterfinal against No. 4 Georgia Southern at 8 a.m. The Troy men are the defending Sun Belt Champions and the No. 3 seed this year. They will play their quarterfinal at 3 p.m. against No. 6 Appalachian State. Both matches will be played at the City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center in New Orleans.

Men's Tennis Awards

Student-Athlete of the Year
Tuki Jacobs (South Alabama)

Freshman of the Year
Arthur Libaud (UL Lafayette)

Student-Athlete to Watch
Zackery Kennedy (Georgia State)

Coach of the Year
Brett Ross (Georgia State)

Sun Belt All-Conference Singles First Team
Ristomatti Lanne (Georgia Southern)
Zackery Kennedy (Georgia State)
Jannis Koeke (Georgia State)
Edgar Lopez (UL Lafayette)
Tuki Jacobs (South Alabama)
Daniel Armengol (UT Arlington)

Sun Belt All-Conference Doubles First Team
Edgar Lopez/Eric Perez (UL Lafayette)
Daniel Armengol/Jhonathan Gonzalez (UT Arlington)
Andy Lau/Pablo Moreno (Troy)

Sun Belt All-Conference Singles Second Team
Scott Webster (Appalachian State)
Arthur Libaud (UL Lafayette)
Tim Srkala (South Alabama)
Juan Troglia (South Alabama)
Carlos Arbiza (UT Arlington)
Pablo Moreno (Troy)

Sun Belt All-Conference Doubles Second Team
Oliver Casey/Jack Maddocks (Appalachian State)
Scott Webster/Jan-Willem Kleynhans (Appalachian State
Sebastian Acuna/Andrei Andrukhou (Georgia State)

Women's Tennis Awards

Student-Athlete of the Year
Alexandria Stiteler (South Alabama)

Freshman of the Year
Alexandria Stiteler (South Alabama)

Student-Athlete to Watch
Agustina Serio (UT Arlington)

Coach of the Year
Jason Marshall (Georgia State)

Sun Belt All-Conference Singles First Team
Linn Timmermann (Georgia State)
Alexandria Stiteler (South Alabama)
Laura Valkova (South Alabama)
Angeles de los Rios (UT Arlington)
Elizabeth Thoms (UT Arlington)
Sanae Ohta (Troy)

Sun Belt All-Conference Doubles First Team
Tarani Kamoe/Linn Timmermann (Georgia State)
Cinta Papka/Alexandria Stiteler (South Alabama)
Angeles de los Rios/Elizabeth Thoms (UT Arlington)

Sun Belt All-Conference Singles Second Team
Giulia Riepe (Georgia Southern)
Niri Rasolomalala (Georgia State)
Tiffany Mylonas (UL Monroe)
Laura Matuskova (South Alabama)
Michaela Meszarosova (South Alabama)
Agustina Serio (UT Arlington)

Sun Belt All-Conference Doubles Second Team
Melissa Burckhartt/Kelly Drew (UL Lafayette)
Michaela Meszarosova/Laura Valkova (South Alabama)
Valeria Lopez/Agustina Serio (UT Arlington)

Troy University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Andy Lau

Pablo Moreno

Sanae Ohta

Giovani Samaha

Troy Tennis Trio Earns All-Sun Belt Honors

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