STATESBORO, Ga. – On Wednesday the Sun Belt Conference announced the 2018 End of Year awards. The Georgia Southern Eagles earned two awards for the 2018 season both coming in the form of Second Team All-Sun Belt. Arianne de Winter and Paula Boixader were the two Eagles to collect these awards with de Winter being involved in both.

De Winter was named Second Team Singles All-Sun Belt to join two Eagles for the award in the four seasons they have been in the league. Guilia Riepe (2016) and Anne Kurzweil (2015) were the other two Eagles to claim this award. De Winter finished the season with an 11-7 record overall in singles play. Her 11-7 record ranked her second on the team in wins, behind only Mila Hartig who finished the season with a 13-3 record.

De Winter added to her Sun Belt awards this season, teaming up with, sophomore transfer Paula Boixader, to collect a Second Team Doubles All-Sun Belt award. The two finished the season with a 9-4 record, leading the Eagles team and carry a four match winning streak into the tournament Thursday. The duo is the first to collect this award since the Eagles have joined the conference is 2014.

The Eagles will open up the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Thursday, with a match against Louisiana at 8:00 a.m.  
 
2017-18 SUN BELT WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS
All-Sun Belt First Team
Singles
Iryna Vardanian, Coastal Carolina (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine)
Kristin Rehse, Georgia State (Sr., Hofheim, Germany)
Kelly Drew, Louisiana (Sr., Auckland, New Zealand) 
Stefana Andrei, ULM (Sr., Bucharest, Romania)
Yu Fujioka, South Alabama (Fr., Tokyo, Japan)
Alexandria Stitler, South Alabama (Jr., Bradenton, Fla.)
 
Doubles
Heidi Swope (Jr., Weddington, N.C.) and Maria José Zacarias (Fr., San Luis Potosi, Mexico), Appalachian State
Iryna Vardanian (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine) and Natalie Wall (Sr., Liverpool, England), Coastal Carolina
Sara Bondar (Sr., Szeghalom, Hungary) and Somer Dalla-Bona (Fr., Bokarina, Australia), Coastal Carolina
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team
Singles
Teodora Sevo, Appalachian State (Fr., Futog, Serbia)
María José Zacarias, Appalachian State (Fr., San Luis Potosi, Mexico)
Rylie Cox, Coastal Carolina (So., Rockwall, Texas)
Arianne de Winter, Georgia Southern (So., Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands)
Damira Muminovic, Georgia State (So., Tuzla, Bosnia)
Karolina Snita, ULM (So., Glowgow, Poland)
Agustina Serio, UTA (Sr., Tandil, Argentina)
 
Doubles
Melissa Machado (Sr., Miami, Fla.) and Teodora Sevo (Fr., Futog, Serbia), Appalachian State      
Arianne de Winter (So., Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands) and Paula Boixader (So., Barcelona, Spain), Georgia Southern
Stefana Andrei (Sr., Bucharest, Romania) and Karolina Snita (So., Glowgow, Poland), ULM
 
Player of the Year
Kristin Rehse, Georgia State (Sr., Hofheim, Germany)
 
Player to Watch
Teodora Sevo, Appalachian State (Fr., Futog, Serbia)
 
Newcomer of the Year
Iryna Vardanian, Coastal Carolina (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine)
 
Freshman of the Year
Yu Fujioka, South Alabama (Fr., Tokyo, Japan)
 
Coach of the Year
Rawia Elsisi, Troy