Sungatullina Earns First Team Honors; Arbelaez Represented on MSC All-Conference Second Team

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - - The Mid-South Conference women's tennis year-end awards were announced by league officials this morning, seeing Elina Sungatullina and Maria Arbelaez both represented.

Elina Sungatullina was named to the First Team, her third MSC honor and the first First Team honor of her career. Sungatullina was excellent in singles play as she went 9-6 overall, chiefly playing at the four and five spot in the order. Her most wins came on court four, going 5-3, while she was undefeated on court five, 2-0.

In doubles play she was excellent as well, going 8-6 overall with a positive record alongside the other All-Conference honoree, Maria Arbelaez. When the pairing worked together on the top court, they went 5-4, while the Colombian only saw action with one other doubles partner all year long.

Arbelaez represented the Phoenix on the Second Team, her fourth time represented on an All-Conference team and her second appearance on the second team. The Colombian shared a team-high wins total with Sungatullina with just one more loss on the year, going 9-6 overall. She saw her most wins on court three, where she went 5-4.

Marina Nagai leads the Mid-South Conference Women's Tennis Year-End Awards. Nagai is the MSC Women's Tennis Player of the Year as selected by the conference coaches. Lindsey Wilson's (Ky.) Javiera Verdugo was voted as the MSC Women's Tennis Freshman of the Year, while Lindsey Wilson's Eric Bernabeu is the MSC Women's Tennis Head Coach of the Year, and Lindsey Wilson's Aina Bernabeu is the women's tennis assistant coach of the year.

Eric Bernabeu and Aina Bernabeu led the Blue Raiders to a 14-1 record, a No. 2 national ranking, and the MSC regular-season title in 2026. The coach-of-the-year honors are the first women's tennis awards for both Lindsey Wilson coaches.

The seven-woman MSC First Team and Second Team All-Conference are selected by the conference coaches. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.

First Team All-Conference (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

Name	School
Sofia Canto Hurtado	Bethel (Tenn.)
Martina Cortal	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Mayra Gisone	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Mariangeles Mateu	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Marina Nagai	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Elina Sungatullina	Cumberland (Tenn.)
Javiera Verdugo	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Second Team All-Conference (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

Name	School
Maria Arbelaez	Cumberland (Tenn.)
Mahiro Hara	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Haruna Kojima	Cumberlands (Ky.)
YuFang Liu	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Jimena Palomo	Campbellsville (Ky.)
Blanca Trillo	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Victoria Zarate	Cumberlands (Ky.)

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Players Mentioned

Maria Arbelaez: 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Elina Sungatullina: 5' 8"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Maria Arbelaez
: 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Elina Sungatullina
: 5' 8"; Senior