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Loyola University New Orleans Coaching Career Highlights

Women’s Team & Individual Achievements – 1st in Program History
 

2024/2025

SSAC Tournament Champions

NAIA National Ranking - #6 (4/23/25)

ITA National Ranking – #4 (4/24/25)

NAIA All-Americans – 3

ITA All American Singles 1 st Team – Lucy Carpenter

ITA All American Doubles 1 st Team – Lucy Carpenter/Chloe Henderson

NAIA National Player of the Week – (4/21/25) – Adele Fereres

SSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player – Adele Fereres

ITA National Singles Ranking – #5 (4/24/25 – Lucy Carpenter

ITA National Doubles Ranking – #5 (4/10/25) – Lucy Carpenter/Chloe Henderson

ITA National Singles Rankings – (3/27/25) & 4/24/25) – 4 players ranked in top 75

SSAC All-Conference – 7 players nominated

Barnes & Noble SSAC Scholar-Athlete Team – 3

CSC All-Academic Team Member of the Year – Lucy Carpenter

SSAC Player-of-the-Week – Lucy Carpenter – 11 career nominations

Most Singles Wins in a Season in Program History – Adele Fereres (JR) – 16

Most Doubles Wins in a Season in Program History – Lucy Carpenter/Chloe Henderson – 18

ITA Gulf Regional Singles Runner-Up – Lucy Carpenter

Loyola Athletic Department Athlete of the Year – Lucy Carpenter

Loyola Athletic Department Pursuit of Excellence in Service – Isabella Leano

1 st Women’s Tennis Team in Loyola History to be Eligible for Athletics Hall of Fame

Dual Match Wins – 16

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2023-2024
NAIA National Ranking – #11 (8/23/23) – highest preseason ranking in program history
NAIA National Ranking – #8 (4/24/24) – highest final ranking in program history
NAIA National Singles Ranking – #6 (4/24/24) – Lucy Carpenter – highest national ranking in program history SSAC Player of the Year – Lucy Carpenter – two-time POY award winner
SSAC All-Conference Team – 5 players nominated – most in program history

SSAC All-Academic Team – 13 players nominated – most in program and SSAC history SSAC Regular Season Runner-up – best finish in program history

2022-2023

NAIA National Ranking – #11 (3/22/23) NAIA All American – 2nd Team – Lucy CarpenterNAIA National Player of the Week – Lucy Carpenter - 1st Loyola tennis player ever, 1st Loyola athlete since 2012 NAIA National Ranked Women’s Doubles Teams – Carpenter/Vasquez #10 & Ponce/Salgueiro #13 (11/17/22) SSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year – Lucy CarpenterSSAC Tournament #3 seed (4/26/23)SSAC Tournament Finalists (4/29/23)SSAC Dual Match Win - #10 William Carey – 1st win v. William Carey in program history (3/14/23)SSAC All-Academic Team – 8 membersITA Gulf Regional Women’s Doubles Champions – Carpenter/VasquezITA Cup Doubles Qualifier – direct entry – Carpenter/VasquezITA Cup Doubles Qualifier – at large – Ponce/SalgueiroDual Match Wins – 14

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2021-2022

NAIA National Leroy Walker Award – SSAC Nominee – Isabella Leano (’22) NAIA Dual Match Win – #3 Xavier (2/12/22)NAIA All American – 2nd Team – Lucy CarpenterSSAC Player of the Year – Lucy CarpenterSSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year – Lucy CarpenterSSAC Mayor Todd Strange Female Champions of Character Team Award ITA Gulf Regional Women’s Doubles Finalists – Carpenter/VasquezITA Cup Doubles Qualifier – at large – Carpenter/Vasquez

2020-2021

NAIA National Women’s Singles Ranking – Lucy Carpenter - #8 (11/20/20)NAIA National Women’s Doubles Ranking – Lucy Carpenter & Fatima Vasquez #10 (12/3/21) NAIA National Women’s Singles Year End Ranking – Lucy Carpenter - #23 (6/14/22) NAIA National Women’s Doubles Year End Ranking – Carpenter/Vasquez #19 (6/14/22) ITA Cup Singles Qualifier – at large – Lucy CarpenterSigned highest rated tennis player in Loyola history – Lucy Carpenter – #94 on tennisrecruiting.net

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Men’s Team & Individual Achievements – 1st in Program History

2024/2025

NAIA – Year End National Ranking - #23 (4/23/25) – 1 st NAIA top-25 finish

NAIA National Ranking Polls – ranked in the final 5, top-25 polls

SSAC All-Conference – 3 players nominated

ITA National Singles Ranking – #26 – Hippolyte de Preville

ITA National Doubles Ranking – #42 – Remus Hebhang-Balan/Akhil Indrabalan

Most Singles Wins in Program History – Alfredo Gallegos (FR) – 13

2023-2024
NAIA National Ranking – #23 (8/23/23) – 1st national ranking in program history

2022-2023
SSAC All-Conference – Francisco Arce Vieyra & Theo Debackere – 1st back-to-back selection (Vieyra) 4x SSAC Player of the Week – Francisco Arce Vieyra
SSAC All-Academic Team – 7 members
SSAC Regular Season Finish - #3

2021-2022
SSAC All-Conference Team Members – Francisco Arce Vieyra & Aubin Duchier SSAC All-Academic Team – 6 members – tied program record
SSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year – Men’s Tennis – Aubin Duchier

2020-2021
SSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year – Men’s Tennis – Sam Marin SSAC All-Academic Team – 6 members

Notable Men’s & Women’s Program Achievements

Graduation Rate – 98%
Smash Cancer Fundraiser – raising over $18,000 toward cancer research in two events
Loyola Athletic Department Highest Cumulative GPA – Women’s Tennis – 3.7 (’24)
NAIA National Tournament Selection – Women’s Tennis - 2nd team selected in program history – (’23) NAIA National Top 25 Win – Men’s Tennis – 2nd in program history – #25 U. of Mobile (3/23/23) SSAC Player of the Week – Men’s Tennis accounted for 5 out of 9 possible awards (’23)
SSAC Most Conference Wins in a Season – Men’s Tennis – 2nd time in program history (’23) Most Dual Match Wins – Men’s Tennis – 8, tied program high (’23)
SSAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year – 4 award winners
SSAC All-Academic Team – 46 members
SSAC All-Conference Team – 12 members
SSAC Player of the Week – 12 nominations

Notable Men’s &Women’s Individual Achievements
SSAC Freshman of the Year – Lucy Carpenter (’21) – 2nd freshman in program history SSAC Co Freshman of the Year – Micaela Ponce (’23) – 3rd freshman in program history SSAC Sportsmanship Award – Men’s & Women’s Tennis (’21) & Women’s Tennis (’23) SSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year – Women’s Tennis – Lucy Carpenter (’22,’23)

LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Women’s Tennis Team – Honorable Mention – Lucy Carpenter (’21) LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Women’s Tennis Team – 2nd Team – Lucy Carpenter (’22) LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Women’s Tennis Team – 1st Team – Lucy Carpenter (’23)

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