Women's tennis freshman Hamilton garners All-OVC honors
4/25/2019 11:43:00 PM | Women's Tennis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jacksonville State women's tennis freshman Harriet Hamilton was named to the 2019 All-Ohio Valley Conference Second Team on Thursday, as announced by the league office at the OVC Women's Tennis Championships banquet.
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The first-year ace posted a 9-7 singles record from the No. 1 slot and added nine wins in doubles play with partner Elena Tendero from the No. 2 position.
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A native of Turin, Italy was 3-5 in OVC action and 5-1 in conference doubles contests.
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Hamilton is the first JSU tennis player to claim All-OVC honors since Raisa Guasti in 2014. She is also the first Gamecock freshman to claim postseason OVC recognition since Guasti in 2011.
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The freshman leads Jacksonville State into conference tournament action Saturday at 10 a.m. as the No. 2 seed after finishing the regular season in second place. The Gamecocks take on the winner of No. 3 Murray State and No. 6 UT Martin in the semifinals at Nashville's Hadley Park.
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For more information on the JSU tennis teams, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_Tennis) and on Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUTennis). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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The first-year ace posted a 9-7 singles record from the No. 1 slot and added nine wins in doubles play with partner Elena Tendero from the No. 2 position.
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A native of Turin, Italy was 3-5 in OVC action and 5-1 in conference doubles contests.
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Hamilton is the first JSU tennis player to claim All-OVC honors since Raisa Guasti in 2014. She is also the first Gamecock freshman to claim postseason OVC recognition since Guasti in 2011.
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The freshman leads Jacksonville State into conference tournament action Saturday at 10 a.m. as the No. 2 seed after finishing the regular season in second place. The Gamecocks take on the winner of No. 3 Murray State and No. 6 UT Martin in the semifinals at Nashville's Hadley Park.
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For more information on the JSU tennis teams, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_Tennis) and on Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUTennis). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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