AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn sophomores Carolyn Ansari and Selin Ovunc earned selections to the All-SEC Second Team for women's tennis, the league office announced Thursday.
Ansari, a sophomore from Greensboro, N.C., has put together a 14-10 overall record for the season but has been a force for Auburn in dual-match play, going 12-3 in the spring. She has also racked up a 7-2 mark in SEC matches, playing primarily at the No. 3 position. Ansari has earned three victories over nationally-ranked opponents in SEC play, downing No. 93 Emma Shelton (South Carolina), No. 45 Carly Briggs (Tennessee) and No. 12 Meg Kowalski (Georgia). She also earned wins in five of her last six completed matches to close out the regular season, earning SEC Newcomer of the Week honors after the Tigers' matches at Tennessee and Georgia.
Ovunc, a native of Ankara, Turkey, is 13-10 overall in singles with an 8-9 mark in dual matches, playing every match at the No. 1 position. She's earned a pair of wins over ranked foes, defeating No. 50 Taylor Bridges (LSU) and No. 35 Indianna Spink (Arkansas), the SEC Freshman of the Year. Playing alongside grad student Taylor Russo in doubles prior to Russo's injury, the duo was 7-4 on the year and has been ranked as high as 10th nationally with two top-30 wins early in the spring season.
Ovunc and Ansari have teamed up in doubles the last eight matches, earning three wins in SEC play, including the doubles point clincher at Georgia. Ovunc is ranked 56th nationally in singles and Ansari is 73rd heading into NCAA selections next week.
Ansari and Ovunc are the 15th and 16th players to earn All-SEC honors for Auburn women's tennis and the first since 2018.
The Tigers, at 13-8 overall and ranked 19th nationally, will learn their postseason destination next week as NCAA team selections are announced Monday, May 3. Singles and doubles selections for the NCAA individual championships will be announced the following day.
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2021 SEC Women's Tennis Awards
First Team All-SEC
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
McCartney Kessler, Florida
Katarina Jokic, Georgia
Meg Kowalski, Georgia
Lea Ma, Georgia
Morgan Coppoc, Georgia
Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Kentucky
Fiona Arrese, Kentucky
Sabina Machalova, Ole Miss
Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State
Mia Horvit, South Carolina
Tatiana Makarova, Texas A&M
Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt
Second-Team All-SEC
Alba Cortina Pou, Alabama
Selin Ovunc, Auburn
Carolyn Ansari, Auburn
Ida Jarlskog, Florida
Marlee Zein, Florida
Paris Corley, LSU
Taylor Bridges, LSU
Safiya Carrington, LSU
Tiphanie Fiquet, Ole Miss
Magda Adaloglou, Mississippi State
Bronte Murgett, Missouri
Megan Davies, South Carolina
Rebeka Mertena, Tennessee
Daria Kuczer, Tennessee
All-Freshman Team
Loudmilla Bencheikh, Alabama
Anna Parkhomenko, Alabama
Indianna Spink, Arkansas
Morgan Cross, Arkansas
Sara Dahlstrom, Florida
Fiona Arrese, Kentucky
Anessa Lee, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year – Katarina Jokic, Georgia
Freshman of the Year – Indianna Spink, Arkansas
Newcomer of the Year – Lea Ma, Georgia
Coach of the Year – Jeff Wallace, Georgia
