Nunnery and Correa Earn All-Conference Tennis Honors

RADFORD, Va. - UNC Asheville's Rob Nunnery and Mauricio Correa earned All-Big South doubles honors announced at the Big South's Annual Tennis Banquet held at Muse Hall on the campus of Radford University on Wednesday evening.

Nunnery and Correa paired to go 5-2 in Big South doubles play. Nunnery was also named to the Men's All-Academic Team while Rachel Rhoney was named to the Women's All-Academic Team.

Radford sophomore Martin Sayer and Liberty senior Jonita Randolph were named the 2007 Big South Conference Men's and Women's Tennis Players of the Year, respectively, by the League's head coaches and sports information directors.

High Point's Julien Antraygues was named the men's Freshman of the Year, while Antonija Bagaric of Winthrop received the women's top freshman award. Mike Anderson of Radford earned his second-straight Men's Tennis Coach of the Year honor after leading the Highlanders to the men's co-regular-season championship as RU finished 6-1 in the League and 14-5 overall. Charleston Southern's Mike Baker, who guided the Lady Bucs to a 5-2 Big South mark and an 11-8 overall record, took the Women's Tennis Coach of the Year honor.

Coastal Carolina's Richard Redding earned the Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, while Cassandra Price of Radford was named the Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second-straight year. The All-Academic Teams and Scholar-Athletes of the Year are chosen by the sports information directors at each school.

The Big South Men's and Women's Tennis Championships begin Thursday, April 19 and run through Saturday, April 21. All matches will be played at the Dedmon Center Courts on the campus of Radford University.

Men's Tennis Honors
Singles
Martin Sayer, Radford
Mauricio Engler, Birmingham-Southern
Rodrigo Santos, Winthrop
James Lloyd, Radford
Julien Antraygues, High Point
Bastian Moldenhke, Winthrop
Mehdi Benhammou, Radford
Henri Mangin, High Point

Doubles
Richard Redding/Plamen Tzvetkov, Coastal Carolina
Mehdi Benhammou/Patrick Metham, Radford
Rob Nunnery/Mauricio Correa, UNC Asheville
Rodrigo Santos/Germano Knorr, Winthrop

All-Academic Team
Richard Redding, Coastal Carolina
Jorge Padilla, Winthrop
Babar Akbar, Charleston Southern
Sebastian Pena, Liberty
David Ray, Birmingham-Southern
Mehdi Benhammou, Radford
David Perren, High Point
Rob Nunnery, UNC Asheville

Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Richard Redding, Coastal Carolina

Player of the Year
Martin Sayer, Radford

Freshman of the Year
Julien Antraygues, High Point

Coach of the Year
Mike Anderson, Radford

Women's Tennis Honors
Singles
Jonita Randolph, Liberty
Hayley Rudman, Coastal Carolina
Pay Coimbra, Winthrop
Meryam Tazi, Charleston Southern
Ana Paula Noves, Winthrop
Antonija Bagaric, Winthrop
Casey Ragsdale, Birmingham-Southern
Patricia Jaeger, Charleston Southern

Doubles
Amy Pazahanick/Hayley Rudman, Coastal Carolina
A.C. Talus/Kelly Tolman, High Point
Jonita Randolph/Martyna Hanusz, Liberty
Ana Paula Noves/Paula Pereira, Winthrop

All-Academic Team
Cassandra Price, Radford
Stephanie Boucher, Birmingham-Southern
Hayley Rudman, Coastal Carolina
Patricia Coimbra, Winthrop
A.C. Talus, High Point
Jonita Randolph, Liberty
Patricia Jaeger, Charleston Southern
Rachel Rhoney, UNC Asheville

Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Cassandra Price, Radford

Player of the Year
Jonita Randolph, Liberty

Freshman of the Year
Antonija Bagaric, Winthrop

Coach of the Year
Mike Baker, Charleston Southern