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Four Pioneers named to All-SAC Women's tennis team

Four Pioneers named to All-SAC Women's tennis team
ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum College student-athletes Kealee Heffner, Erin Mills, Franziska Funke and Amanda Sumner have been named to the 2015 All-South Atlantic Conference women's tennis teams.

Heffner and Mills earned first team singles honors while Funke was an honorable mention selection. Funke and Sumner were named to the first team doubles squad. It is the first time in Tusculum history that four players picked up All-SAC honors in the same season.

Heffner lands on the All-Conference squad for the first time in her Pioneer career. The Cumming, Georgia native finished the regular season with a 13-4 record in the top spot and is 35-5 in the past two seasons at TC.

Heffner opened the season with an 11-match winning streak including a win against Wingate's number one player. She was named the SAC Player of the Week on March 16 and she is a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

After being named to the preseason All-SAC second team, Mills earned her first All-SAC nod of her career. The Duluth, Georgia native was the 2014 SAC Tournament Most Valuable Player and 2013 SAC Freshman of the Year.

Mills compiled a 14-2 record in the second position and owns a 47-12 career record. She finished the regular season on an eight-match winning streak, which includes victories over Wingate and Queens. Mills has also been named an ITA Scholar Athlete.

Funke has had a stellar rookie campaign for the Pioneers. The Bochum, Germany native is 12-1 playing primarily in the third position. She earned a key point in the Pioneers' victory over Queens and she was named the SAC Player of the Week on April 7. Funke is also a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Funke and Sumner have been the Pioneers' most consistent doubles team this season after pairing together midway through the year. The duo is 13-0 playing primarily in the top flight and they own a victory over a regionally-ranked pair from Queens. Funke and Sumner have won five matches giving up two games or less and only three teams won six or more games against them.

Queens' Calotta Nassi was named SAC Player of the Year and SAC Freshman of the Year. Wingate's Michael Cabana was named SAC Coach of the Year.

The Pioneers will be seeded second in this weekend's SAC Tournament in Brevard, North Carolina as they look to defend their 2014 title. TC will face either Anderson or Newberry in the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m.

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