Katie Sidor Earns All-SoCon First Team Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer senior Katie Sidor was named to the 2019 All-Southern Conference Singles First Team for the second consecutive season by the leagues' coaches on Tuesday afternoon.

Sidor was one of six players in the conference to earn first team honors, joining two Furman players, one ETSU player and one Wofford player. Sidor was Mercer's lone representative on the All-SoCon First, Second and Freshman Teams.

A native of Rockledge, Fla., Sidor ranked third in the SoCon in No. 1 singles win percentage (.773) as she went 17-5 overall and 6-1 in league action. She ended the regular season on a high note, winning five consecutive matches.

Sidor will lead the sixth-seeded Bears against No. 3-seeded Wofford in the first round of the 2019 SoCon Championship at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center in Macon.

All-SoCon First Team
Singles
Laylo Bakhodirova, ETSU
Katarina Kozarov, Furman
Katty Weymouth, Furman
Katie Sidor, Mercer
Nancy Bridges, UNCG
Jenna Vroman, Wofford

Doubles
Julia Adams/Katarina Kozarov, Furman
Erika Barquero/Nancy Bridges, UNCG
Cassidy Hicks/Jenna Vroman, Wofford

All-SoCon Second Team
Singles (by position)
No. 1 – Jordan Strickland, Western Carolina
No. 2 – Jacy Smith, Western Carolina
No. 3 – Andrea Pascual Larrinaga, ETSU
No. 4 – Raquel Amaro, ETSU
No. 5 – Carol Elizabeth Kerman, Furman
No. 6 – Georgie Walker, Furman

Doubles (by position)
No. 1 – Alejandra Morales/Laylo Bakhodirova, ETSU
No. 2 – Madison Dillon/Katty Weymouth, Furman
No. 3 – Carol Elizabeth Kerman/Georgie Walker, Furman

SoCon All-Freshman Team
Raquel Amaro, ETSU
Laylo Bakhodirova, ETSU
Julia Adams, Furman
Madison Dillon, Furman
Erika Barquero, UNCG
Jacy Smith, Western Carolina

Player of the Year
Katarina Kozarov, Furman

Freshman of the Year
Julia Adams, Furman

Sportsmanship Award
Jordan Strickland, Western Carolina

Coach of the Year
Krissy Hall, Wofford

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Katie Sidor Earns All-SoCon First Team Honors

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