FOREST, Va. — Highlighted by freshman Ravaka Ramanantoanina being named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, four Averett University women's tennis student-athletes earned 2025 All-ODAC honors as the league announced its annual awards.

In addition to Rookie of the Year honors, Ramanantoanina earned All-ODAC Second Team at No. 1 singles and Second Team doubles with junior Brenda Poulakidas at No. 2 doubles. Sophomore Siddhi Khandelwal earned All-ODAC Second Team at No. 2 singles and sophomore Annika Kellerer was named to the All-ODAC Second Team at No. 6 singles to cap off a stellar season for the Averett women's tennis program, which went 16-5 ( 9-1 ODAC) and advanced to the ODAC Tournament finals.

A native of Antananarivo, Madagascar, Ramanantoanina becomes the fifth player in the program's history to earn conference rookie of the year accolades and the first to do it since Averett moved to the ODAC. She posted an 11-7 record in singles, mainly from No. 1. In doubles, went 15-5 overall, mainly at No. 2 doubles. Partnering with Poulakidas, a native of Salta, Argentina, the duo finished with a 13-2 record and was 7-0 in conference play. 
 
Khandelwal, a native of Jaipur, India, earned All-ODAC honors for the second consecutive year. This season, she went 10-8 in singles overall and primarily played at No. 2 with a 6-3 record. One of her top wins of the season came against a nationally ranked opponent in singles versus No. 30/19 Allie Murrell of Washington and Lee University on April 6. Khandelwal was named the ODAC Player of the Week twice this season, was named Averett's Sophomore Athlete of the Year and was one of the Sophomore Female GPA award recipients at Averett's Night of Champions. She also was recently named to the College Sport Communicators' Academic All-District Team.
 
Kellerer, a native of Feldkirchen, Germany, achieved a team-best 14 wins on the team in singles going 14-3. She played the majority of matches at No. 6, going 6-1, and ended the season on a five-match win streak to earn All-ODAC honors for the first time.

 

2025 ALL-ODAC WOMEN'S TENNIS AWARDS:

ODAC Player of the Year: Lauren Long, Jr., Washington and Lee

ODAC Coach of the Year: Erin Ness, Washington and Lee

ODAC Rookie of the Year: Ravaka Ramanantoanina, Fy., Averett

ODAC/VAFB Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lauren Long, Jr., Washington and Lee

 

FIRST TEAM

#1 Singles: Lena Kersten, Randolph*

#1 Singles: Lauren Long, Washington and Lee

#2 Singles: Fleur Gaalman, Randolph

#2 Singles: Zoe Vliegen, Virginia Wesleyan

#3 Singles: Annie Jennings, Washington and Lee

#4 Singles: Greer Webb, Washington and Lee

#5 Singles: Jackie Daynovsky, Washington and Lee

#6 Singles: Meagan Donovan, Washington and Lee*

 

#1 Doubles: Lize van Veen/Lena Kersten, Randolph

#1 Doubles: Catherine Mowry/Camilla Thurman, Randolph-Macon

#2 Doubles: Fleur Gaalman/Emma Bauer, Randolph

#3 Doubles: Zoe Vliegen/Mikisha Thomas, Virginia Wesleyan

 

SECOND TEAM

#1 Singles: Ravaka Ramanantoanina, Averett

#1 Singles: Camilla Thurman, Randolph-Macon

#1 Singles: Tanea Spruill, Shenandoah

#2 Singles: Siddhi Khandelwal, Averett

#3 Singles: Alex Guilarte, Sweet Briar^

#4 Singles: Isabora Lima, Sweet Briar

#5 Singles: Maggie Minton, Sweet Briar

#6 Singles: Annika Kellerer, Averett

 

#1 Doubles: Alex Guilarte*/Ana Patino*, Sweet Briar

#2 Doubles: Brenda Poulakidas^/Ravaka Ramanantoanina, Averett

#3 Doubles: Isadora Lima/Maggie Minton, Sweet Briar

 

* 2024 All-ODAC First Team

^ 2024 All-ODAC Second Team