Carmen Llopis Fabra has been named First Team All-GLVC, earning the second all-conference honors of her career. The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced its All-GLVC tennis teams at a pre-conference banquet on Thursday evening. The selections include eight players each from the East and West Divisions.
Llopis Fabra, a Junior from Castellan, Spain, is ranked No. 56 in the most recent ITA singles rankings. She has been ranked as high as No. 53 this spring
She went 3-2 in conference play, most notably defeating the No. 28-ranked singles athlete in NCAA DII women's tennis midseason.
The doubles pairing of Carmen Llopis Fabra and Franca Bucco went 2-2 in conference play.
Llopis Fabra was also the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Honoree for UIS women's tennis. The Drury Panthers earned the team sportsmanship award.
UIS women's tennis ended its season last week with a regular season loss to the Lewis Flyers. The team went 6-8 overall, 1-4 against conference opponents.
A complete list of the 2024 All-GLVC teams and postseason honorees can be found below.
GLVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ella Coleman, Fr., Rockhurst
GLVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ella Coleman, Rockhurst
GLVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Winner of Tournament
ALL-GLVC FIRST TEAM
Alma Abazi, Sr., DU
Leana Chanove, So., DU
Ewa Samberger, Jr., DU
Carmen Llopis, Jr., UIS
Ana Hollweg, Fr., UINDY
Tyffaine Pais, So., UINDY
Benedetta Sensi, Fr., UINDY
Casey Smith, Sr., LEWIS
Camilla Fonseca, Sr., MCK
Maja Lietzau, Sr., UMSL
Hannah Tse, So., UMSL
Mahi Panchal, So., QU
Ella Coleman, Fr., RU
Zuzanna Szmyd, Fr., RU
Paula Ballesteros, Jr., SBU
Ghada Dirninger, Jr., SBU
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Alma Abazi, DU
Carmen Llopis, UIS
Jimena De Pablos, UINDY
Casey Smith, LEWIS
Nazli Saka, MU
Maria Vitoria Salomao, MCK
Anna Favaron, UMSL
Mahi Panchal, QU
Zuzanna Szmyd, RU
Paula Ballesteros, SBU
Samantha Seggerman, TSU
Gwyn Gifford, WJC
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
Drury