ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Three Tusculum College women's tennis players have been named to the 2008 All-South Atlantic Conference Team announced league officials Friday. Bronwyn Hartley and Jennifer Sparks were named to the All-SAC First Team, while Katelyn Doss garnered Second Team recognition.

Hartley, a senior from Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, posted a 15-5 regular season singles record, including 5-2 in league matches. Bronwyn joins her sister Lauren on the All-SAC First Team. Lauren is playing at No. 1 singles at Newberry College.

Sparks, a junior from Missouri City, Texas, earns her first All-Conference accolade at Tusculum. Sparks played most of the season at the top flight for the Pioneers, posting an 11-9 record. Sparks and No. 2 doubles partner Amanda Pike went 16-5, including 6-1 in SAC contests.

Doss rounds out the list of Tusculum honorees on this year's All-SAC squad. Doss, a freshman from Bristol, Va., had a stellar rookie campaign, going 16-2 at the fourth flight and was a perfect 7-0 in SAC matches.

Tusculum (18-3) is ranked No. 37 in NCAA Division II and is the second seed in this weekend's Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament, being held in Rock Hill, S.C.

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2008 All-South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Team
FIRST TEAM
Amanda Bartlett, Carson-Newman
Elizabeth Sneed, Carson-Newman
Taryn Cappadona, Carson-Newman
Julia McKinzie, Catawba
Kathleen Rollet, Lincoln Memorial
Lauren Hartley, Newberry
Bronwyn Hartley, Tusculum
Jennifer Sparks, Tusculum

SECOND TEAM
KT Rebadow, Catawba
Ashley Halvorson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Kate Meiners, Lenoir-Rhyne
Martina Rezic, Lincoln Memorial
Adriana Borda, Mars Hill
Patty La Rovere, Mars Hill
Katelyn Doss, Tusculum
Kara Stasikelis, Wingate

SAC Coach of the Year: Jean Love, Carson-Newman
SAC Freshman of the Year: Taryn Cappadonna, Carson-Newman
Co-SAC Players of the Year: Amanda Bartlett, Carson-Newman & Kathleen Rollet, Lincoln Memorial
SAC Scholar Athlete: Julia McKinzie, Catawba