Women's Tennis Represented on ITA All-America Listings

TEMPE, Ariz. - Announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Wednesday (June 7), the University of the South women's tennis team saw four student-athletes earn All-America honors.

Leading the way are the NCAA Division III Doubles National Champions, Katherine Petty and Brooke Despriet. The duo posted a 22-6 record and finished as the top doubles team in the nation after defeating Olivia Soffer and Matia Cristiani of Babson College (Mass.) in the national championship match in Orlando on May 22. 

The duo solidified their All-America status back in the fall after winning the ITA Regional Championship last September. Earning a spot in the ITA Small College National Championship, also known as the ITA Cup, in October, the duo ran the table to win the event. 

For Despriet, it is her second consecutive All-America selection as many seasons for the sophomore. Petty, after transferring from Santa Clara University (Calif.), snags her first All-America accolade. 

Joining Petty and Despriet is Ansley Carpenter, who garnered an All-America award in doubles and Alice Hall, who picked up the award in both singles and doubles. Carpenter and Hall fell to Despriet and Petty in an all-Sewanee doubles final at the ITA Regional Championships, but they still qualified for the ITA Cup, where they finished in the semifinals. 

The selection criteria for Division III All-Americans in Singles are the following: 

• A top-8 seed in the NCAA Singles Tournament
• Win one round at the NCAA Singles Tournament
• Finish in the Top 20 in the final ITA Collegiate Tennis Singles Rankings
• Win ITA Fall Regional Tournament
• Win a first-round match at the ITA National Small College Championships (ITA Cup)

All-American honors are awarded to doubles teams that achieve any of the criteria below:

• A top 4 seed in NCAA Doubles Tournament
• Win one round at the NCAA Doubles Tournament
• Finish in the Top 10 in the final ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings
• Win the ITA Fall Regional Tournament
• Win a first-round match at the ITA National Small College Championships

For the University of the South, there have been 12 singles players named All-Americans, while 18 have been chosen in doubles.

The University of the South women's tennis team, winners of nine Southern Athletic Association Regular Season and Tournament Championships, finished the 2023 season with a 19-6 record and a third round finish at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, the Purple and White claimed an end-of-season ranking of No. 11. 

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