Tide's Stephenson Earns All-American Honors
8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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The University of Alabama junior Robin Stephenson can add another accolade her to collegiate resume as she has been named to the 2005 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Singles All-American Team. She is the fourth All-American in Alabama women’s tennis history and the first since 1997.
Stephenson posted a 27-13 record in 2005 with 16 wins over ranked opponents. In May she made her second consecutive appearance in the NCAA singles championship draw and on February 22 became the highest ranked singles player in Alabama history when she jumped to No. 6 in the ITA rankings. Stephenson finished the season ranked ninth and is the first Alabama player to end a season ranked in the top 10.
“Robin is truly deserving of being named to the All-American Team,” Alabama head coach Jenny Mainz said. “She has embraced the opportunity of playing No. 1 singles in the most competitive women’s tennis conference in the country and has proven herself as one of the premier collegiate players.”
Stephenson is one of seven players from the Southeastern Conference named to the Singles All-American Team. Incredibly, she defeated all five of the conference’s All-American’s that she had the opportunity to square off against.
