Clayton State’s Redecsi selected Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
Redecsi, Chergova selected All-Peach Belt for both singles and doubles

AUGUSTA, Ga. – APRIL 20, 2007 – The Peach Belt Conference released its 2007 All-Peach Belt Conference team for women’s tennis, and the Clayton State Lakers placed two players on the All-Conference. Junior Julia Chergova and freshman Anna Redecsi were honored in both singles and in doubles for this season.

In addition, Redecsi was also honored as the Peach Belt Freshman of the Year, making it the second time in the last three seasons that a Clayton State player has received that recognition. Julia Gandia received Peach Belt Freshman of the Year honors in 2005.

Redecsi, from Gyongyos, Hungary, went 13-5 this season at No. 1 singles for the Lakers, including 9-2 in Peach Belt play. She is ranked 21^st in the nation in singles at the Division II level and posted victories over three Top 30-ranked players. Chergova, a native of Sofia Bulgaria, went 14-4 at No. 2 singles this season, and was an impressive 10-1 in Peach Belt play. She is an All-Peach Belt selection for the second time in her Clayton State career.

It’s in doubles, however, that this duo has shined. As the Lakers’ No. 1 doubles team, Redecsi and Chergova have posted a 15-3 mark this season with a 10-1 record in the Peach Belt. They are currently ranked seventh in the nation and second in the Division II Mid-Atlantic Region. This past fall, Redecsi and Chergova won the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Division II Mid-Atlantic Regional doubles championship and advanced to the finals of the ITA Division II National Championship.

In turn, they became the first ever ITA Division II All-Americans at Clayton State.

Clayton State (9-9) is playing this weekend in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament in Augusta, Ga.