CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 25, 2024) - Piedmont’s Abbey Grace Venham leads the charge on this year’s all-conference team and repeats as this season’s coveted CCS Player of the Year. Alongside Venham, Maryville’s Mia Brown earns the Rookie of the Year award and Piedmont’s Trey Martin captures his second Coach of the Year title, as voted on by the conference’s head coaches.
Player of the Year | Abbey Grace Venham, Piedmont
After a record breaking senior campaign, Abbey Grace Venham secured the highly touted Player of the Year honor for the second year in a row. The senior athlete set a new Piedmont school record for career combined wins with a total of 120. With her doubles partners, Venham collected a dual doubles record of 14-2 (12-2 at the No. 1 position) and ended the season on an 8-3 singles record with all eight wins coming in the No. 1 position. Venham also earned recognition as a four-time member of the CCS Doubles Team of the Week and was also named CCS Player of the Week once.
Rookie of the Year | Mia Brown, Maryville
Brown shines with a 12-8 singles record and a strong 10-7 record in dual match singles. Her doubles performance, initially at 10-9, has notably improved in the last seven matches since she teamed up with her partner at the No. 3 position. Their partnership has yielded an impressive 5-2 record, showcasing Brown's growth on the court in her first year with the Scots.
Coach of the Year | Trey Martin, Piedmont
Piedmont’s Trey Martin repeated as the CCS Coach of the Year in his sixth year as head coach. The Lion squad ascended to a league-high 22 overall wins and went undefeated in conference action. Martin’s influence on the program has led the Lion squad to clinch another regular season championship and No.1 seed in the tournament with six of his student-athletes earning all-conference honors.
Piedmont leads this year's all-conference teams with six total selections, followed by Covenant with three selections. Maryville secured two selections, while Huntingdon and Agnes Scott round out the all-conference team with one selection each.
Superlative Awards
Player of the Year - Abbey Grace Venham, Piedmont
Rookie of the Year - Mia Brown, Maryville
Coach of the Year - Trey Martin, Piedmont
Women’s Tennis All-Conference Teams
First Team
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Abbey Grace Venham
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Piedmont
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Senior
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Covington, Ga.
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Dakota Wilkes
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Piedmont
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Graduate Student
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Springfield, Ga.
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Marion Sloyan
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Piedmont
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Senior
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Greensboro, N.C.
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Alyssa McSpadden
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Piedmont
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Junior
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Flowery Branch, Ga.
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Addi Gunyon
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Covenant
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Sophomore
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Cumming, Ga.
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Elizabeth Shwaiko
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Maryville
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Junior
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Monterey, Ca.
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Lauren Carr
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Covenant
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Junior
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Lubbock, Tx.
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Second Team
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Mia Brown
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Maryville
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Freshman
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Alvarado, Tx.
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Bri Laidman
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Piedmont
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Junior
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Cumming, Ga.
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Macy Matson
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Covenant
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Freshman
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Grove City, Pa.
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Taji Williams
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Huntingdon
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Junior
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Pensacola, Fla.
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Jordan Ballard
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Piedmont
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Sophomore
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Canton, Ga.
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Iris Ray
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Agnes Scott
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Sophomore
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Marietta, Ga.
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All-Sportsmanship Team
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Annaliese Denbleyker
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Agnes Scott
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Sophomore
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Peachtree City, Ga.
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Natalie Goggans
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Belhaven
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Senior
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Gadsden, Ala.
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Odreille Uwimana
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Berea
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Freshman
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Christina English
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Covenant
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Freshman
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St. Louis, Mo.
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Angelina Mazza
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Huntingdon
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Freshman
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Journey Oden
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LaGrange
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Senior
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Boaz, Ala.
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Katelyn Cook
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Maryville
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Sophomore
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Seymour, Tenn.
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Mia Vasher
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Piedmont
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Junior
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Rincon, Ga.
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