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NEW ORLEANS \u2014 Adding to an already decorated resume, App State Tennis phenom Savannah Dada-Mascoll<\/a> was named the Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Player of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first player in program history to receive the honor. Dada-Mascoll also earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors in singles and a Second-Team selection in doubles alongside Ruby Broadbent<\/a>, the conference announced.<\/p>\n “Sav set the standard for what it means to compete and lead,” head coach Hannah Fetters<\/a> said. “Winning Player of the Year is a reflection of the impact she had on this program every day. No one deserves this more, and I couldn’t be more proud.”<\/p>\n The honor for the All-American and five-time Sun Belt Player of the Week follows a 23-1 season at the No. 1 spot. After falling in her season opener against North Carolina, Dada-Mascoll won 23 straight matches and\u00a0dropped only six sets all season. She maintained a 25-set winning streak from Feb. 28 through the regular-season finale at Georgia State on April 19, a match that also marked her 100th career singles victory.<\/p>\n She carried momentum from the fall season, during which she defeated nine ranked opponents, including then-No. 1 DJ Bennett of Auburn. After capturing the ITA Regional singles title, she advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships to secure All-American status.<\/p>\n In doubles action, Dada-Mascoll and Broadbent went 5-3 at the No. 1 position, playing the bulk of their matches together late in the regular season and into the postseason. On Senior Day against James Madison, the duo defeated five-time Sun Belt Doubles Team of the Week selections Brooklyn Hoffmann and Sophie Williams to help clinch the doubles point against the Dukes. The tandem also defeated fellow Second-Team\u00a0selections Maria Guirguis and Valeria Avdeeva of Troy in the Sun Belt Championship quarterfinals, which secured a pivotal doubles point.<\/p>\n Broadbent’s Second-Team Double’s selection marks the first of her career. Dada-Mascoll has now earned First Team singles honors in all four years at App State, as well as her second consecutive Second Team selection in doubles.<\/p>\n 2026 Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Awards:
\nWomen’s Tennis Player of the Year:\u00a0Savannah Dada-Mascoll<\/a>, App State
\nWomen’s Tennis Newcomer of the Year:\u00a0Diana Zuba, Coastal Carolina
\nWomen’s Tennis Freshman of the Year:\u00a0Polina Gumeniuk, Marshall
\nWomen’s Tennis Player to Watch:\u00a0Meghna Arun Kumar, Arkansas State\u00a0
\nWomen’s Tennis Coach of the Year:\u00a0Dominic Manilla, Old Dominion
\nWomen’s Tennis Elite Award Winner:\u00a0Victoria Matasova, Old Dominion
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\nSingles First Team All-Conference
\nSavannah Dada-Mascoll<\/a>, App State
\nEvelyn Warkentin, Georgia Southern
\nAngelique Berrat, Louisiana
\nJohanna Strom, Marshall
\nKira Matushkina, Old Dominion
\nMaria Guirguis, Troy
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\nSingles Second Team All-Conference
\nBrunelle Kouam, Coastal Carolina
\nDiana Zuba, Coastal Carolina
\nDaria Munteanu, James Madison
\nPolina Gumeniuk, Marshall
\nUlyana Romanova, Old Dominion
\nIreland Simme, Texas State
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\nDoubles First Team All-Conference
\nBrooklyn Hoffmann \/ Sophie Williams, James Madison
\nKira Matushkina \/ Victoria Matasova, Old Dominion
\nLidiia Rasskouskaia \/ Ulyana Romanova, Old Dominion
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\nDoubles Second Team All-Conference
\nSavannah Dada-Mascoll<\/a> \/ Ruby Broadbent<\/a>, App State
\nJohanna Strom \/ Alina Mokrynska, Marshall
\nMaria Guirguis \/\u00a0Valeria Avdeeva, Troy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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