Tiffany Welcher Earns All-SEC Second Team Honors
4/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 21, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sophomore Tiffany Welcher was named to the All-SEC Second Team on Tuesday. Welcher has played No. 1 singles all season for the Crimson Tide where she's collected 10 wins and has also added 13 victories in doubles.
"Tiffany is very deserving of this award," said head coach Jenny Mainz. "She does her work quietly and takes care of business. It is nice to see the conference and coaches around our league recognize her contributions to our program. She continues to improve while facing everyone's best players week in and week out at the No. 1 spot."
Welcher, currently ranked 79th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Singles Rankings, has faced 12 ranked players throughout her sophomore campaign and picked up wins against four of them. One of her best performances of the year came just weeks ago when she beat 32nd-ranked Caitlin Whoriskey of Tennessee 6-4, 6-7(4), 1-0(9). Welcher also put forth great effort against No. 9 Chelsea Gullickson of Georgia forcing her to a third set.
The Clarksville, Ind. native was named SEC Player of the Week on March 4 for her performance in Alabama's match at 21st-ranked TCU. Welcher beat No. 85 Macall Harkins 6-2, 6-2 which helped the Tide to, not only a 4-3 win over the Horned Frogs, but also its best start in program history.
This is Welcher's second All-SEC recognition as she was named to the All-Freshman Team last season.
The Tide returns to the court Thursday when it begins play at the SEC Tournament in Fayetteville, Ark. Alabama will take on Auburn in the first round which is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. (CST).
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