ROCK HILL, S.C. - As focus shifts to the postseason beginning on Thursday, Anderson University women's tennis standouts sophomore Rebecca Bruning and freshman Ivey Welborn were recognized by the South Atlantic Conference, as Bruning was picked to the All-SAC First Team singles and doubles, while Welborn joined Bruning on the first-team singles list and claimed a spot on the All-SAC Second Team singles list, announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
Bruning claims her second postseason all-conference accolade after landing on the All-SAC Second Team singles list after the 2014 regular season. For the season, the Athens, Ga. native holds a team-high 16 singles wins with a 10-1 mark against conference opponents. Bruning enters the postseason on a five-match winning streak, as she boasts a 12-2 mark while playing at the No. 2 position.
For her two-year career, Bruning holds a 29-5 singles record with a 20-1 mark against league opponents.
Welborn claimed a spot on the All-SAC Second Team Singles list after finishing the regular season with a 7-6 overall record while playing the entire season at the No. 1 position. The Anderson, S.C. native finished 5-4 in her first season in SAC play.
On the doubles side, Bruning and Welborn are 12-4 on the season with a 7-3 record in the SAC, as all 16 of their matches have come from the No. 1 position. The tandem has been ranked as high as No. 22 in the National Intercollegiate Tennis Association Doubles Rankings and enters the SAC Tournament as the No. 24 ranked doubles pair.
Prior to the start of the season, the duo was positioned on the Preseason All-SAC Second Team Doubles list following its stellar fall season with a trio of wins at the ITA/USTA Regionals.
Bruning and Welborn look to lead the Trojans on Thursday when they begin their postseason campaign in the opening round of the SAC Tournament. Anderson, which earned the No. 5 seed, squares off with fourth-seeded Newberry with the first serve from the Brevard College Tennis Complex scheduled for 1 p.m.
2015 Women's Tennis All-Conference Awards
First Team Doubles
Carlotta Nassi/Melissa Laing, Queens
Franziska Funke/Amanda Sumner, Tusculum
Rebecca Bruning/Ivey Welborn, Anderson
Second Team Doubles
Oroma Womeodu/Maria Garcia, Wingate
Bailey Palmer/Ragan Palmer, Coker
Amanda Carrillo/Vanessa Ortiz, Newberry
Honorable Mention Doubles
Caroline Holland/Layla Tanik, Wingate
Zorica Djuric/Dominique Bruce, Lenoir-Rhyne
Patricia Guerreiro/Jennifer Ott, Carson-Newman
First Team Singles
Carlotta Nassi, Queens
Rebecca Bruning, Anderson
Elena Vasilyeva, Lincoln Memorial
Kealee Heffner, Tusculum
Erin Mills, Tusculum
Zorica Djuric, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second Team Singles
Elizabeth Williamson, Newberry
Ivey Welborn, Anderson
Amanda Carrillo, Newberry
Layla Tanik, Wingate
Katie Daugherty, Brevard
Bailey Palmer, Coker
Honorable Mention Singles
Becca Thomas, Wingate
Melissa Laing, Queens
Dominique Bruce, Lenoir-Rhyne
Franziska Funke, Tusculum
Oroma Womeodu, Wingate
Marta Gonzalez, Queens
Player of the Year
Carlotta Nassi, Queens
Freshman of the Year
Carlotta Nassi, Queens
Coach of the Year
Michael Cabana, Wingate
