BATON ROUGE — The Southeastern Conference coaches recognized sophomore Megan Falcon of the LSU women’s tennis team by naming her SEC Player of the Year and a member of the First Team All-SEC, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Falcon, the Alameda, Calif. native, also moved back up to No. 2 in the latest rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. This is the highest ranking in LSU women’s tennis history.
She became the second Lady Tigers tennis player in school history to earn the league’s highest honor, joining Bruna Colosio (2001).
“Megan Falcon has just moved back to No. 2 in the country. It is really unheard of to go undefeated for an entire year,” LSU head coach Tony Minnis said. “She has just been phenomenal. She is a tremendous competitor, a great athlete with a great attitude and has done a phenomenal job for us.”
She and her doubles partner, Mykala Hedberg, are currently ranked No. 36 in the country. With her previous partner, Hannah Robinson, Falcon sits at No. 34 in doubles rankings.
Falcon owns a 31-2 overall record, including a perfect 21-0 in the No. 1 slot in dual play. She is undefeated at 11-0 in the SEC and boasts wins over 19 ranked opponents.
Falcon and the Lady Tigers return to action Thursday at 10 a.m. ET as they face Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC tournament in Lexington, Ky.
2007 SEC Women’s Tennis Awards
Coach of the Year: Jeff Wallace, Georgia
Player of the Year: Megan Falcon, LSU
Freshman of the Year: Yvette Hyndman, Georgia
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Blakely Griffith, Tennessee
First Team
Ela Kaluder, ARK
Fani Chifchieva, AU
Natalie Frazier, UG
Megan Falcon, LSU
Amanda Fish, VU
Monika Dancevic, UG
Amanda Taylor, VU
Gira Schofield, USC
Diana Srebrovic, UF
Nina Suvak, UF
Yvette Hyndman, UG
Catherine Newman, VU
Blakeley Griffith, UT
Second Team
Ilona Somers, UM
Joelle Schwenk, UK
Alex Haney, AU
Anastasia Revzina, UF
Megan Alexander, UF
Ana Zubori, USC
Natasha Vuckovic, USC
Csilla Borsanyi, UF
Sarah Woestmann, UK
Taka Bertrand, VU
Darya Ivanov, UG
Martina Banikova, MSU
Community Service Team
Shelley Godwin, Alabama
Alex Haney, Auburn
Natalie Frazier, Georgia
Kim Coventry, Kentucky
Mimi Renaudin, Ole Miss
Renee Joseph, Mississippi State
Christyn Lucas, South Carolina
Ghizela Schutte, Tennessee
Amanda Taylor, Vanderbilt
Megan Falcon: 2006-07 Singles Results
SINGLES
Team/School
Pos
Opponent (Rank Nat/Reg)
Singles score
Sept. 29, 2006
Hawaii
t-64
Sabita Walkup (116/-)
Won 6-3, 6-0
Sept. 29, 2006
Northwestern
t-32
Laura Lui
Won 6-3, 6-4
Sept. 29, 2006
Troy
t-16
Rawia Elsisi (95/-)
Won 6-0, 6-0
Sept. 29, 2006
Georgia Tech
qf64
Alison Silverio (54/-)
Won 6-4, 6-1
Sept. 29, 2006
UCLA
qf32
Tracy Lin (33/-)
Won 7-6 (1-0), 6-0
Sept. 29, 2006
Clemson
qf16
Carol Salge (45/-)
Won 6-0, 6-2
Sept. 29, 2006
Fresno State
main dra
Melanie Gloria (19/-)
Lost 4-6, 2-6
Sept. 29, 2006
Stanford
mainC16
Jessica Nguyen (52/-)
–
Sept. 29, 2006
California
mainCqf
Zsuzsanna Fodor (5/-)
Won 6-3, 6-1
Sept. 29, 2006
North Carolina
mainCsf
Jenna Long (27/-)
Won 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Sept. 29, 2006
Stanford
mainCfi
Celia Durkin (20/-)
Won 6-0, 6-0
Nov. 1, 2006
UCLA
t-64
Riza Zalameda (28/-)
Won 6-3, 6-1
Nov. 1, 2006
North Carolina
t-32
Jenna Long (27/-)
Lost 6-7 (1-0), 1-2
Feb. 6, 2007
#58 USD
1
Monica Wiesner
Won 6-3, 6-4
Feb. 7, 2007
#46 San Diego State
1
Eliska Krausova (69/-)
Won 6-4, 7-5
Feb. 11, 2007
#29 Texas A&M
1
Anna Lubinsky (48/-)
Won 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Feb. 15, 2007
NORTHWESTERN ST.
1
Marie Scriba
Won 6-3, 6-3
Feb. 17, 2007
#69 Rice University
1
Julie Chao
Won 6-7, 6-2, 10-4
Feb. 19, 2007
#47 Houston
1
Loli Gomez
Won 6-0, 6-0
Feb 23, 2007
#58 FLORIDA STATE
1
Nicola Slater (63/-)
Won 6-4, 6-2
Mar 02, 2007
#24 TENNESSEE
1
Blakeley Griffith (21/-)
Won 6-2, 6-2
Mar 04, 2007
#12 GEORGIA
1
Natalie Frazier (11/-)
Won 0-6, 7-6, 10-7
Mar 09, 2007
#23 Kentucky
1
Kim Coventry
Won 6-2, 6-1
Mar 11, 2007
#35 Vanderbilt
1
Amanda Fish (35/-)
Won 6-4, 7-5
Mar 14, 2007
#47 MINNESOTA
1
Ashley Schellhas
Won 6-1, 6-4
Mar 16, 2007
#30 TULSA
1
Kindsay Grimes
Won 6-0, 6-0
Mar 23, 2007
#34 SOUTH CAROLINA
1
Gira Schofield (118/-)
Won 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
Mar 25, 2007
#2 FLORIDA
1
Diana Srebrovic (39/-)
Won 7-5, 6-2
Mar 30, 2007
OLE MISS
1
Ilona Somers (97/-)
Won 6-1, 6-3
Apr 01, 2007
#71 MSU
1
Martina Banikova
Won 6-1, 6-1
Apr 09, 2007
#63 Alabama
1
Mari Muller
Won 6-1, 6-1
Apr 09, 2007
#36 Auburn
1
Fani Chifchieva (27/-)
Won 6-4, 6-4
Apr 12, 2007
#61 MARSHALL
1
Kellie Schmitt (67/-)
Won 3-0, retired
Apr 17, 2007
#59 Arkansas
1
Ela Kaluder (25/-)
Won 7-5, 6-2
Megan Falcon: 2006-07 Doubles Results
DOUBLES
Team/School
Pos
Opponent (Rank Nat/Reg)
Doubles score/Partner
Oct. 19, 2007
UTEP
t-64
Weronika Bloczynska/Katherine Palider
Won 8-5/Hannah Robinson
Oct. 19, 2007
Texas Christian
t-32
Melissa Bere/Karine Ionesco
Won 8-1/Hannah Robinson
Oct. 19, 2007
Houston
t-16
Loli Gomez/Leila Salek
Won 8-1/Hannah Robinson
Oct. 19, 2007
Texas A&M
t-QF
Tiffany Clifford/Sarah Foster (10/-)
Won 8-4/Hannah Robinson
Oct. 19, 2007
Texas A&M
t-SF
Anna Lubinsky/Nicki Mechem (45/-)
Won 8-6/Hannah Robinson
Oct. 19, 2007
Texas Christian
t-F
Ana Cetnik/Anna Sydorska (24/-)
Lost 6-8/Hannah Robinson
Jan. 12, 2007
Duke
Melissa Mang/Jessi Robinson (29/-)
Won 8-5/Hannah Robinson
Jan. 12, 2007
Michigan
Kara Delicata/Chisako Sugiyame
Won 8-3/Hannah Robinson
Jan. 12, 2007
Denver
Annette Askdal/Ute Schnoy
Won 8-3/Hannah Robinson
Feb. 6, 2007
#58 USD
1
Monica Wiesner / Samantha Mouly
Won 8-3 / Hannah Robinson
Feb. 7, 2007
#46 San Diego St.
1
Holly Bagshaw / Eliska Krausova
Won 8-2 / Hannah Robinson
Feb. 11, 2007
#29 Texas A&M
1
Tiffany Clifford / Sarah Foster (50/-)
Won 8-7 / Hannah Robinson
Feb. 15, 2007
NORTHWESTERN ST.
2
Catalina Villegas / Daniela Posada
Won 8-4 / Anastasiya Dubova
Feb. 17, 2007
#69 Rice University
1
Julie Chao / Tiffany Lee
Won 8-4 / Hannah Robinson
Feb. 19, 2007
#47 Houston
1
Sonja Nikolic / Anna Djananova
Won 8-1 / Hannah Robinson
Feb 23, 2007
#58 FLORIDA ST.
1
Nicola Slater / Carolin Walter
Lost 4-8 / Hannah Robinson
Mar 02, 2007
#24 TENNESSEE
1
Connor Vogel / Caitlin Whoriskey
Won 8-6 / Hannah Robinson
Mar 04, 2007
#12 GEORGIA
1
Yvette Hyndman / Darya Ivanov (23/-)
Lost 5-8 / Hannah Robinson
Mar 09, 2007
#23 Kentucky
1
Kim Coventry / Joelle Schwenk (2/-)
Lost 6-8 / Hannah Robinson
Mar 11, 2007
#35 Vanderbilt
1
Amanda Fish / Amanda Taylor (26/-)
Lost 4-8 / Hannah Robinson
Mar 14, 2007
#47 MINNESOTA
1
Ashley Schellhas / Tijana Koprivica
– / Mykala Hedberg
Mar 16, 2007
#30 TULSA
1
Thalia Diaz-Barriga / Jie Zeng
Won 8-1 / Mykala Hedberg
Mar 23, 2007
#34 SOUTH CAROLINA
1
Gira Schofield / Ana Marija Zubori (18/-)
Won 8-4 / Mykala Hedberg
Mar 25, 2007
#2 FLORIDA
1
Whitney Benik / Nina Suvak (59/-)
Won 8-6 / Mykala Hedberg
Mar 30, 2007
OLE MISS
1
Nika Koukhartchouk / Kseniia Tokarieva
Won 8-1 / Mykala Hedberg
Mar 30, 2007
SOUTHERN
1
Janelle Mosley / Bethlehem Workeneh
Won 8-0 / Mykala Hedberg
Apr 01, 2007
#71 MSU
1
Martina Banikova / Valeriya Makarycheva
Won 8-5 / Mykala Hedberg
Apr 09, 2007
#63 Alabama
1
Mari Muller / Andrea Brenes
Lost 8-9 / Mykala Hedberg
Apr 09, 2007
#36 Auburn
1
Alex Haney / Melissa Koning (14/-)
Won 8-6 / Mykala Hedberg
Apr 12, 2007
#61 MARSHALL
1
Kellie Schmitt / Karolina Soor
Won 8-3 / Mykala Hedberg
Apr 12, 2007
PRAIRIE VIEW
1
Antoinette Majors / Melanie Brown
Won 8-0 / Mykala Hedberg
Apr 17, 2007
#59 Arkansas
1
Maryori Franco / Nanar Airapetian
Lost 8-9 (5-0) / Mykala Hedberg