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Safarian and Holderness Earn Women's Tennis All-SAA Honors

4/28/2021 9:00:00 AM

The Southern Athletic Association has announced the 2020-21 Women's Tennis All-Conference honorees with Rhodes earning two All-SAA accolades.
 
Dasha Safarian, a senior from Ukraine, picked up first team honors for the second time in her career. Overall she has earned all-conference recognition all three eligible seasons. Safarian led Rhodes with a 6-4 singles record, mostly in the No. 1 slot and went 4-2 in conference games. She also went 6-6 overall alongside partner Julia Darkey at No. 1 doubles.

Sophomore Emily Holderness picked up her first career all-conference honor. She garnered second team honors after going 7-3 in singles play and 5-4 at No. 3 doubles. Holderness won each of her first four singles matches of the season, playing at positions 3, 4, and 5. She also won her first five doubles matches with four of those alongside Dallas Bennett.
 
Rhodes advanced to the SAA Semifinals against No. 1-seeded Millsaps after going 3-3 in conference play. The Lynx went 6-6 on the season overall. They will lose Safarian and Finn Mullen to graduation.
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