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Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame

Nieto_Elizabeth

Elizabeth Nieto Searl

  • Class
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Tennis

The most decorated player in Georgia Southern women’s tennis history, who won six Southern Conference titles … Compiled a 68-4 singles record during her time with the Eagles … A three-time Southern Conference Player of the Year … Was named the Southern Conference Tournament and Georgia Southern University MVP four times … Earned seven all-conference singles and doubles honors … Won four consecutive conference No. 1 singles championships, the only player in SoCon history to accomplish that feat … Also won a pair of doubles titles … Was ranked as high as 35th in the Rolex Collegiate rankings … Was ranked 37th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in her senior year … Led the Eagles to back-to-back SoCon Championships in 1995 and 1996 … Served as an assistant for the team following her graduation … Served as the head tennis coach for Clayton State University from 1999-2006, winning the 2001 Peach Belt Conference Championship … As a junior player in Venezuela, she ranked 13th in the world in singles and 14th in doubles … Competed in several tournaments around the world as a junior player, including such high-profile events as the United States Open, Wimbledon and the French Open.

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