University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Francisco, Hall and Shipley Honored by Big South Conference
04.18.2017 | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's tennis players Hannah Francisco, Hunter Hall and Kylee Shipley were honored by the Big South Conference Wednesday, April 19, for success both on and off the court.
Shipley earned first-team all-conference honors in doubles and second-team all-league laurels in singles. Francisco earned the first-team all-conference honors alongside Shipley for doubles play this season.
A sophomore from West Palm Beach, Fla., Shipley has been extremely impressive in her performances this season, earning herself a Big South Women's Tennis Player of the Week honor earlier this season.
Shipley finished the season with a team-best 13-6 overall singles record, boasting an undefeated 10-0 record at the No. 3 singles slot. Shipley also held a team-best 5-3 conference record.
The sophomore has shown her resiliency this year as 11 of her 19 matches have gone a full three sets. Shipley is not only 13-6 on the season in singles play, but 8-3 in matches that have gone the full three sets.
A native of Marietta, Ga., Francisco finished the season with an 8-10 overall singles record as well as a 3-5 league mark.
The No. 1 duo of Francisco and Shipley has had a tremendous season. After their last victory, the top pairing improved to 11-6 on the year and they currently enter championship play having won seven of their last 10. The duo held a 6-2 doubles record in Big South competitions.
"A big congrats to Hannah and Kylee on all-conference," UNC Asheville women's tennis head coach Lise Gregory stated. "The whole team has worked really hard this year and I consider their selection to be a feather in the cap of each individual in this program."
In addition to Asheville's hard work on the court, the Bulldogs' and Hunter Hall also pride themselves on their work inside the classroom as well. Hall was named to the All-Academic Team. Hall boasts a 3.733 GPA as a dual New Media and Management major.
2017 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AND AWARD WINNERS
First Team All-Conference Singles
Lauren Proctor, Soph., Winthrop
Alexandra Andrivot, Jr., Campbell
Sophie Cloessner, Jr., Charleston Southern
Alisa Soloveva, Fr., Winthrop
Megan Kauffman, Soph., Winthrop
Sandra Bolstad, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Tracy Johnson, Soph., Presbyterian College
Drousile Dzeubou, Fr., Radford
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Lauren Proctor/Megan Kauffman, Winthrop
Caitlin Cridland/Alisa Soloveva, Winthrop
Hannah Francisco/Kylee Shipley, UNC Asheville
Mi'Kola Cooper/Valeria Koussenkova, Charleston Southern
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Evangeline Crist, Jr., Liberty
Valeria Koussenkova, Sr., Charleston Southern
Nicolin Luecke, Sr., Charleston Southern
Anna Dollar, Soph., Liberty
Daniela Naupari, Fr., Gardner-Webb
Kylee Shipley, Soph., UNC Asheville
Caitlin Cridland, Sr., Winthrop
Kimberly Koerner, Soph., Charleston Southern
Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Nicolin Luecke/Sophie Cloessner, Charleston Southern
Alexandra Andrivot/Isabel Boada, Campbell
Natalie Sayer/Meili Martin, Radford
Catherine White/Sarah Rieckmann, Gardner-Webb
All-Academic Team
Isabel Boada, Soph., Campbell
Nicolin Luecke, Sr., Charleston Southern
Catherine White, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Emily Groeneveld, Gr., Liberty
Anna Pelak, Sr., Longwood
Tracy Johnson, Soph., Presbyterian College
Natalie Sayer, Jr., Radford
Hunter Hall, Sr., UNC Asheville
Caitlin Cridland, Sr., Winthrop
Player of the Year
Lauren Proctor, Soph., Winthrop
Freshman of the Year
Alisa Soloveva, Winthrop
Coach of the Year
Mike Baker, Charleston Southern
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Nicolin Luecke, Sr., Charleston Southern
