Abilene Christian’s Julia Mongin was named Lone Star Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Year as the annual awards were announced by league officials on Thursday.
Mongin was selected as the women’s top player for the second consecutive year, while also earning All-LSC honors for her singles and doubles play.
The all-conference honors were voted upon by the head coaches at each LSC member institution for the fifth time in 2012. Previously, the results of the LSC Individual Championships Tournament determined the team.
Tarleton State’s Melanie Barnes was tabbed Sportsmanship Player of the Year, while the TexAnns Karla Martinez earned Newcomer of the Year honors. ACU’s Brittney Reed collected Freshman of the Year acclaim and the Wildcats Hutton Jones was named Coach of the Year for the second straight year.
A total of 21 student-athletes from six member institutions were recognized through the LSC’s all-conference program.
| ALL-CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SINGLES |
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| Athlete |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Julia Mongin |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
Janay, France |
| Amanda Moberg |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Sweden |
| Micah Hermsdorf |
Abilene Christian |
So. |
Spring, Texas |
| Alicia Perez |
Tarleton State |
So. |
Murcia, Spain |
| Rozike Van Rensburg |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
South Africa |
| Julia Puckhaber |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Germany |
| Brittney Reed |
Abilene Christian |
Fr. |
Richland, Wash. |
| Ivana Katavic |
Incarnate Word |
So. |
Split, Croatia |
| Karla Martinez |
Tarleton State |
Jr. |
Torreon Coah, Mexico |
| Laura Mongin |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
Janay, France |
| Sara Londono |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Columbia |
| Maggae Doney |
Incarnate Word |
So. |
Central Coast, Australia |
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| ALL-CONFERENCE WOMEN’S DOUBLES TEAMS |
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| School |
Athletes |
Year |
Hometown |
| Abilene Christian |
Hannah Kelley |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
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Micah Hermsdorf |
So. |
Spring, Texas |
| Cameron |
Amanda Moberg |
Jr. |
Sweden |
| |
Sara Londono |
Sr. |
Columbia |
| Abilene Christian |
Julia Mongin |
Jr. |
Janay, France |
| |
Laura Mongin |
Jr. |
Janay, France |
| Tarleton State |
Alicia Perez |
So. |
Murcia, Spain |
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Makenzie Mitchell |
Fr. |
Mason, Texas |
| Incarnate Word |
Ivana Katavic |
So. |
Split, Croatia |
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Maggae Doney |
So. |
Central Coast, Australia |
| Midwestern State |
Lindsey Holcomb |
Sr. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
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Sarita Adhikary |
Jr. |
Nepal |
| Tarleton State |
Karla Martinez |
Jr. |
Torreon Coah, Mexico |
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Melanie Barnes |
So. |
Duncan, Okla. |
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| WOMEN’S SPECIAL AWARDS |
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| Player of the Year: Julia Mongin, Abilene Christian |
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| Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Melanie Barnes, Tarleton State |
| Freshman of the Year: Brittney Reed, Abilene Christian |
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| Newcomer of the Year: Karla Martinez, Tarleton State |
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| Coach of the Year: Hutton Jones, Abilene Christian |
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| WOMEN’S HONORABLE MENTION |
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| Athlete |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Andi Botha |
Incarnate Word |
So. |
Pretoria, South Africa |
| Casey Bulls |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
Tyler, Texas |
| Elvira Sholles |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Suriname |
| Lindsey Buenger |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
Kansas City, Kan. |