ATLANTA - Piedmont University's
Abbey Grace Venham was named the 2023 Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Women's Tennis Player of the Year as the conference released it's regular season awards and all-sportsmanship team today. Venham helped lead the Lady Lions to the Regular Season title and the top seed in this week's CCS Women's Tennis Championship.
Joining Venham as CCS major award winners were: Covenant's
Addi Gunyon who was tabbed the CCS Rookie of the Year, while Venham's coach - Piedmont's
Trey Martin -
was selected as the CCS Coach of the Year.
Piedmont led the way with six student-athletes honored as All-Conference selections, including four First Team honorees. Covenant was second with three All-Confence student-athletes.
The awards were selected and decided upon following a vote by the conference's head coaches.
CCS Player of the Year | Abbey Grace Venham, Piedmont
Venham currently has a record of 19-3 at No. 1 singles for the Lady Lions as she has helped lead them into today's CCS Championship Semifinals. The 19 wins is a Piedmont single-season record for wins. Additionally, the junior has been a part of 19 doubles wins on the season for Piedmont. She was also a First Team All-Conference selection.
CCS Rookie of the Year | Addi Gunyon, Covenant
A two-time CCS Rookie of the Week selection during the season, Gunyon was tabbed the conference's top rookie by the head coaches. The freshman currently has a mark of 15-4 on the season in singles play, and has been a part of another nine doubles wins for the Scots. Addi was also honored as a Second Team All-Conference selection.
CCS Coach of the Year | Trey Martin, Piedmont
Martin, a former standout student-athlete at Piedmont, was honored by the conference's coaches as the CCS Coach of the Year following a perfect 7-0 mark in league play. Six of Martin's student-athletes were honored as All-Conference selections, including Venham, who earned Player of the Year. Overall, the Lady Lions have posted a 17-2 record on the season heading into today's CCS Semifinal Round. It's the second coach of the year award for Martin, as he was named the USA South Coach of the Year in 2021.
Player of the Year - Abbey Grace Venham, Piedmont
Rookie of the Year - Addi Gunyon, Covenant
Coach of the Year - Trey Martin, Piedmont
CCS First Team All-Conference
Judith Mills, Belhaven
Gillian Bosko, Covenant
Alonda Weaver, Huntingdon
Alyssa McSpadden, Piedmont
Marion Sloyan, Piedmont
Abbey Grace Venham, Piedmont
Imani Vincent, Piedmont
CCS Second Team All-Conference
Lauren Carr, Covenant
Addi Gunyon, Covenant
Meredith Head, Huntingdon
Elizabeth Shwaiko, Maryville
Bri Laidman, Piedmont
Dakota Wilkes, Piedmont
CCS Women's Tennis All-Sportsmanship Team
Rosie Hagel, Agnes Scott
Judith Mills, Belhaven
Addi Gunyon, Covenant
Katelyn Morris, Hutingdon
Journey Oden, LaGrange
Katelyn Cook, Maryville
Kaitlyn House, Piedmont
ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine members and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.
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