BATON ROUGE — LSU women’s tennis team sophomore Eden Richardson was named to the All-SEC First Team and senior Jessica Golovin was named to the All-SEC Second Team, the league office announced Wednesday.
For the Tigers, this is the fifth consecutive season they have had a player earn first team honors. It is Richardson’s second time on the First Team, having made it in 2018 after a stellar freshman campaign.
Ranked No. 11 in ITA singles, Richardson has enjoyed a successful season, notching 22 wins overall. She leads the Tigers with eight wins in SEC play, and eight overall against ranked opponents. Richardson’s resume for the 2018-19 season includes wins over No. 1 Katarina Jokic of Georgia, No. 3 Kate Fahey of Michigan, and No. 6 Fernanda Contreras of Vanderbilt.
Golovin earned All-SEC accolades for the first time in her career. Golovin has 16 wins overall this season, and seven against conference foes. Golovin’s wins in conference play include dominant straight set victories over All-SEC First Team members Marta Gonzalez of Georgia and Christina Rosca of Vanderbilt.
Up next, the Tigers will find out their seeding and path in the NCAA Tournament at 5:30 CT on Monday, April 29, on the NCAA.com selection show. The NCAA singles and doubles brackets will be released at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday, April 30.
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All-SEC First Team
Andie Daniell, Alabama
Ida Jarlskog, Florida
Marta Gonzalez, Georgia
Katrina Jokic, Georgia
Vivian Wolff, Georgia
Justina Mikulskyte, Kentucky
Eden Richardson, LSU
Paige Cline, South Carolina
Mia Horvit, South Carolina
Ingrid Martins, South Carolina
Fernanda Contreras, Vanderbilt
Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt
All-SEC Second Team
Martina Zerulo, Arkansas
McCartney Kessler, Florida
Lourdes Carle, Georgia
Elena Christofi, Georgia
Jessica Golovin, LSU
Tea Jandric, Ole Miss
Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State
Anastasia Rentouli, Mississippi State
Sadie Hammond, Tennessee
Jayci Goldsmith, Texas A&M
Katya Townsend, Texas A&M
Georgia Drummy, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman Team
Marlee Zein, Florida
Lourdes Carle, Georgia
Meg Kowalski, Georgia
Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State
Rebeka Mertena, Tennessee
Jayci Goldsmith, Texas A&M
Katya Townsend, Texas A&M
Georgia Drummy, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year
Ingrid Martins, South Carolina
Freshmen of the Year
Meg Kowalski, Georgia
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Anastasia Rentouli, Mississippi State
Coach of the Year
Kevin Epley, South Carolina