All-RSC Women's Tennis Teams & Awards honored at RSC Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. -- The 2021 All-River States Conference Women's Tennis Teams & Awards were handed out Thursday night from the Top Seed Tennis Club, the site of the RSC Championship this weekend. The All-RSC First & Second Teams were honored as well as the RSC Champions of Character Team and the big individual award winners.
Indiana University East was recognized as RSC Regular Season Champions, the first time in team history for the distinction. The Red Wolves were a perfect 8-0 RSC and earned the No. 1 seed in the postseason.
IU East had a league-best two players named to the All-RSC First Team, and head coach Jacob Rankin was voted as RSC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year. Rankin is in his first year taking over for longtime coach Erskine Ratchford, who is still on staff as assistant.
Indiana University Southeast freshman Audrey De Witt was the big individual winner of the night. The native of Fishers, Ind., was named RSC Women's Tennis Player of the Year and RSC Women's Tennis Newcomer of the Year. She racked up a record of 18-1 in singles and 15-4 in doubles for 33-5 overall in her college debut season.
Joining De Witt on the six-player All-RSC First Team were Camila Caballero and Linda Marino from IU East, Kendall Jablonowski from Asbury (Ky.) University, Gabbie Orlando from Indiana University Kokomo and Hannah Joy Simms from Brescia (Ky.) University.
The six players from the All-RSC Second Team had two from Asbury and two from Midway (Ky.) University and one each from IU Southeast and IU Kokomo. See below for the complete listing of the teams.
Also named was the RSC Women's Tennis Champions of Character Team. One member of each team was nominated by their head coach as the one who best displays the NAIA five core character values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
2021 ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAMS & AWARDS
RSC Player of the Year -- Audrey De Witt, Fr., IU Southeast
RSC Newcomer of the Year -- Audrey De Witt, Fr., IU Southeast
RSC Coach of the Year -- Jacob Rankin, IU East
ALL-RSC WOMEN'S TENNIS FIRST TEAM
| Name | School |
| Audrey De Witt | Indiana University Southeast |
| Camila Caballero | Indiana University East |
| Kendall Jablonowski | Asbury University |
| Gabbie Orlando | Indiana University Kokomo |
| Linda Marino | Indiana University East |
| Hannah Joy Simms | Brescia University |
ALL-RSC WOMEN'S TENNIS SECOND TEAM
| Name | School |
| Claire Smith | Midway University |
| Adalyn De Witt | Indiana University Southeast |
| Giovana Kelm | Asbury University |
| Alex Lerma | Asbury University |
| Annette Tran | Midway University |
| Larissa O'Rourke | Indiana University Kokomo |
RSC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
| Name | School |
| Kendall Leander | Asbury University |
| Melony Dunaway | Brescia University |
| Ashleigh Bowser | Carlow University |
| Shelby Good | Indiana University East |
| Casey Newhouse | Indiana University Kokomo |
| Sarah VanIsenberg | Indiana University Southeast |
| Madison Clayton | Midway University |
| Kaleigh Helm | Oakland City University |
| Rebecca G Strawser | Ohio Christian University |