By TTU Athletics & OVC Media Relations
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The 2022-23 academic year marked the 75th anniversary of the Ohio Valley Conference, which began in 1948 and currently ranks as the eighth-oldest Division I Conference.
As part of the celebration of the storied accomplishments of the League, a Committee working in conjunction with current and former schools, captured the "best-of-the-best" in each sport and celebrate the top athletes in league history with 75th Anniversary Teams across all OVC sports. A similar listing was compiled during the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the league.
Below is a listing of the top women's tennis student-athletes and coaches in OVC history.
Tennessee Tech saw four student-athletes represented on the list, including Esra Bayburt, Lupita Hernandez, Diana Pous, and Marieta Valkova.
Women's Tennis
Esra Bayburt, Tennessee Tech (1994-98)
Sally-Anne Birch, Morehead State (1982-85)
Sarah Candeloro, UT Martin (2013-17)
Elina Durchman, Middle Tennessee (1978-79)
Amandine Faouzi, Eastern Kentucky (2011-15)
Mia Frogner, SIUE (2013-17)
Amy Goff, UT Martin (1992-96)
Caroline Groves, UT Martin (1991-95)
Lupita Hernandez, Tennessee Tech (1998-02)
T.J. Kleynhans, Austin Peay (1983-86)
Jill Lambrechts, SIUE (2019-present)
Anna Lask, Murray State (2003-07)
Viviane Marani, Jacksonville State (2007-11)
Martha Montano, UT Martin (1998-02)
Hitomi Naito, UT Martin (2013-17)
Angela Olsen, UT Martin (1993-97)
Rachel Papavasilopoulos, Eastern Illinois (2017-22)
Shannon Peters, Austin Peay (1988-91)
Diana Pous, Tennessee Tech
Briar Preston, Morehead State (2013-15)
Clare Sevier, Middle Tennessee (1996-98)
Susan Sheather, Austin Peay (1991-94)
Alexandra Sitnikova, Eastern Kentucky (2006-09)
Yael Soresman, Middle Tennessee (1990-93)
Melissa Spencer, Murray State (1999-04)
Romana Tarajova, Southeast Missouri (2018-23)
Jodie Tiley, UT Martin (2009-12)
Vanja Tomic, Austin Peay (2010-12)
Marieta Valkova, Tennessee Tech
Nikki Wagstaff, Eastern Kentucky (1987-89)
Claudia Yanes Garcia, Austin Peay (2015-19)
Lidia Yanes Garcia, Austin Peay (2015-19)
Coaches of Note
Connie Keasling, Murray State
Sandy Neal, Middle Tennessee
Rob Oertel, Eastern Kentucky
Dennis Taylor, UT Martin
