NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Honorees:
Dannie Evans
Bri Laidman
Alyssa McSpadden (2nd Time)
Sarah Row
GREENWOOD, Ind. - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) have released their Academic All-District teams for women's tennis and the Lions earned the maximum of four honorees on the listing.
Alyssa McSpadden earned a spot on the team for the second time in the past three seasons while
Dannie Evans,
Bri Laidman and
Sarah Row made their first appearance on the listing.
The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Tennis Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
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Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.Â
Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced June 3, 2025 (women) and June 4, 2025 (men).
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Evans returned to Piedmont for a fifth season and had a major impact on a CCS Regular Season Champion Piedmont team. She lost just one total dual singles match and was undefeated in the regular season, earning the clinch in Piedmont's big regular season home win over Asbury on April 5.
Bri Laidman | Sr. | Cumming, Ga.
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Laidman stepped into the No. 2 singles spot in the lineup and did not miss a beat, going 14-3 in dual singles matches with all 14 wins coming at No. 2. In doubles, she led the Lions with 16 dual wins including going a perfect 13-0 at No. 2.
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Alyssa McSpadden | Sr. | Flowery Branch, Ga.
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McSpadden earns another Academic All-District nod to add to her long list of accomplishments at Piedmont. The senior from Flowery Branch, Georgia earned All-CCS First Team honors for the third straight season and was a three-time CCS Player of the Week. During the season, she reset the Piedmont record books, becoming the program's all-time leader in singles wins, doubles wins and combined wins.
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Row made a major leap forward in her junior campaign, stepping in at No. 1 doubles and earning CCS Doubles Team of the Week three times with
Jordan Ballard. Overall, Row picked up at least two doubles wins at each of the three spots in the lineup with seven at No. 1.
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