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Sports Release                                                                                                       April 18, 2008

LMU’s Rollet & Rezic Earn All-SAC Honors

Kathleen Rollet

Martina Rezic

HARROGATE, TN – Lincoln Memorial University women’s tennis players Kathleen Rollet (Bougé Chambalud, France) and Martina Rezic (Pula, Croatia) have been named to the All-South Atlantic Conference First & Second Teams.

Rollet, a four-year letter-winner for Lincoln Memorial University, Rollet was named SAC Player of the Week three times this season and earned First Team All-South Atlantic Conference while also being named Co-Player of the Year along with Carson-Newman’s Amanda Barlett. 

Throughout the 2007-08 season, Rollet has accumulated a record of 14-2, including 12 consecutive victories entering Friday’s South Atlantic Conference Semi-Final match with Carson-Newman College.

Rezic, a three-year letter-winner and a four-year member of the LMU women’s tennis program was named Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference.  Throughout the 2007-08 season, Rezic has accumulated an 8-6 overall record, including a 4-3 record against conference opponents.

The Lady Railsplitters won their opening match of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament against Wingate University on Monday 5-4.  The No. 4 seed Lady Railsplitters will take on No. 1 see Carson-Newman College at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.   

-LMU-

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