RUSTON – After another successful season on the tennis courts, Louisiana Tech had four Bulldogs earn postseason All-Conference USA honors as announced by the league office on Wednesday.
 
A trio of Bulldogs – Olga Bienzobas, Alexia Romero, and Tiffani Nash – earned All-Conference USA in singles while the duo of Romero and Zoie Epps received All-Conference USA accolades in doubles.  Epps was also named to the CUSA All-Freshman Team.
 
A year after being a Second Team All-CUSA selection while playing at the No. 2 position in singles, Bienzobas moved up to the top spot as a senior in 2024 and elevated her game even more.  She earned First Team All-CUSA honors after putting together a 19-3 dual singles record, the most wins by any player in CUSA and tied for the second most wins in program history.
 
The San Sebastian, Spain native put together a program-record 17-match winning streak with the biggest victory coming over No. 56-ranked Kinaa Graham of LSU.  She also had marquee wins over Rice, Houston, and Wichita State while going a perfect 4-0 in the regular season against league opponents.
 
Bienzobas becomes just the third Bulldog in program history to be named First Team All-CUSA in singles.
 
Nash was voted Second Team All-CUSA in singles after putting together a 15-5 dual record in the spring, a career high in victories for the senior.  She went 2-1 at No. 3, 12-4 at No. 4, and 1-0 at No. 5.
 
The Bossier City, Louisiana native won 11 of her last 13 completed matches including marquee victories over Houston, UAB, and Wichita State.  The 15 total wins tied for the fifth most by a CUSA player this season.
 
Joining her on the Second Team All-CUSA in singles was Romero who registered a 16-3 dual record, going 1-0 at No. 4, 1-0 at No. 5, and 14-3 at No. 6.  The 16 wins was the fourth most by a CUSA this season and tied for the eighth most in school history.
 
The fifth-year senior finished her career with 54 dual singles wins, the second most in program history.  The Neuquen, Argentina native ended the 2024 season on a five-match winning streak that included victories over WKU and FIU in the CUSA Championship.
 
Romero also teamed up with Zoie Epps to earn Second Team All-CUSA honors in doubles.  The duo teamed up late in the spring and proceeded to go undefeated with a 4-0 record.  They registered wins over ULM, Kansas State, Wichita State, and WKU and were in the lead in their other three matches that went unfinished.
 
The tandem became just the third duo to be named All-CUSA in doubles at LA Tech.  Meanwhile, Romero became just the third Bulldog in program history to be named All-CUSA in both singles and doubles in the same season.
 
Epps was also named to the CUSA All-Freshman Team after recording an 11-9 dual singles record, going 2-0 at No. 4 and 9-9 at No. 5.  The Norman, Oklahoma native came on strong as the season went on, winning seven of her last 10 completed matches. 
 
The freshman went 3-1 against CUSA competition during the regular season with wins over New Mexico State, UTEP, and Sam Houston.  She also collected a victory over WKU in the CUSA Championship quarterfinals.
 
She became just the second Bulldog to be named to the CUSA All-Freshman Team as well as just the second freshman Bulldog to be named All-CUSA in doubles.   
 
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CUSA Coach of the Year – Katarina Petrovic, FIU
CUSA Player of the Year – Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU
CUSA Newcomer of the Year – Irene Artigas, Jax State
CUSA Freshman of the Year – Valery Gynina, FIU
CUSA Doubles Team of the Meet – Oyinlomo Quadre/Katerina Mandelikova, FIU
CUSA Singles Player of the Meet – Valery Gynina, FIU
 
All-CUSA Singles – First Team
Oyinlomo Quadre, FIU
Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU
Katerina Mandelikova, FIU
Olga Bienzobas, LA Tech
Valery Gynina, FIU
Maria Juliana Parra Romero, Liberty
Ester Lovato, Liberty
Paula Cerda, Sam Houston
 
All-CUSA Singles – Second Team
Serafima Shastova, Jax State
Dariana Prato, Jax State
Sana Garakani, MTSU
Ilaria Sposetti, MTSU
Alexia Romero, LA Tech
Anna Pinaieva, NM State
Sofia Blanco, WKU
Tiffani Nash, LA Tech
 
All-CUSA Doubles – First Team
Oyinlomo Quadre/Katerina Mandelikova, FIU
Ekaterina Khairutdinova/Salma Loudili, FIU
Maria Juliana Parra Romero/Tiffany Nguyen, Liberty
Ester Lovato/Marina Davtyan, Liberty
 
All-CUSA Doubles – Second Team
Alexia Romero/Zoie Epps, LA Tech
Irene Artigas/Serafima Shastova, Jax State
Carlotta Mencaglia/Hanna Telzynska, UTEP
Valeriia Ivanovskaia/Natsuki Nishimura, NM State
 
CUSA All-Freshman Team
Valery Gynina, FIU
Daniella O'Neill, Liberty
Lena Peyer, MTSU
Zoie Epps, LA Tech
Maria Turchetto, Liberty
Hanna Telzynska, UTEP