By: Caroline Bland, Sports Information Graduate Assistant
NATCHITOCHES – Coming off an impressive regular season, Sofi Garcia earned much-deserved recognition.
Garcia, a sophomore from Buenos Aires, Argentina, earned a spot on the Second Team All-Southland Conference, the conference announced Thursday.
The teams were voted on by the sports information directors and coaches from the Southland Conference.
Garcia compiled a 6-1 mark at the No. 4 singles spot.
She won eight of her last 10 match ups, finishing the regular season with a 13-5 overall mark.
Among her victories during the season, she took down competitors from both Tulane and Southern Miss, winning both in straight-sets.
Garcia leads the Lady Demons into the conference tournament, beginning Friday against NJIT.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emma Aucagne, A&M-Corpus Christi FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Anastassia Adeikyte, McNeese NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Arina Gametkaia, McNeese COACH OF THE YEAR: Steve Moore, A&M-Corpus Christi
| Flight |
First-team |
Second-team |
| No.1 Singles |
Emma Aucgne, A&M - Corpus Christi |
Laurie Barendse, New Orleans |
| No. 2 Singles |
Naomi Moi McKenzie, A&M - Corpus Christi |
Anastassia Kouchnareva, New Orleans |
| No. 3 Singles |
Ana Veroux, A&M - Corpus Christi |
Isid Hernandez, UIW |
| No. 4 Singles |
Valeria Cherfus, A&M - Corpus Christi |
Sofi Garcia, Northwestern State |
| No. 5 Singles |
Maria Wand Marti8nes, McNeese |
Kateryna Rublevska, A&M - Corpus Christi |
| No. 6 Singles |
Palina Saulvich, A&M - Corpus CHristi |
Ariane Monello Sanchis, McNeese |
| No. 1 Doubles |
| Sofia Franco Salcedo/Isid Hernandez, UIW |
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Emma Aucagne/Naomi Moi McKenzie, A&M-Corpus Christi |
| No. 2 Doubles |
Estefani Gonzalez/IneLamprecht, UIW |
Laurie Barendse/Ksenia Reznitskaya, New Orleans |
| No. 3 Doubles |
Tiana Fox/Aina Domingo Bernabeu, McNeese |
| Kateryna Rublevska/Valeria Cherfus, A&M-Corpus Christi |
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