Following the conclusion of the 2025 SEC season, UF has two players recognized in the league’s postseason honors.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— The Southeastern Conference announced the 2025 women’s tennis postseason awards Wednesday afternoon. Florida had representation on both the All-SEC First Team and Second Team. No. 53 Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16980> received First Team honors for the first time in her collegiate career, and No. 19 Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16981> was named to the Second Team.
Dudeney finished her 2024–25 season by earning First Team All-SEC honors, solidifying her status as one of the top players in the conference. Competing primarily at the No. 2 singles position for the Gators, Dudeney compiled a remarkable stretch in SEC play, highlighted by an 11-match win streak that included victories over nationally ranked opponents such as Eszter Meri (No. 69), Catherine Aulia (No. 34), and Valeria Ray (No. 56).
Dudeney’s consistency and resilience were on full display during her senior season with hard-fought three-set victories, including comeback efforts against top-tier teams like LSU and Tennessee. Dudeney also made statements in doubles, where she and partner Bente Spee<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bente-spee/16983> held the No. 1 position during dual play.
Earlier in the year, Dudeney also made an appearance in the NCAA Final Four Championship alongside Gailis. The combination of Dudeney and Gailis can be highlighted by their 8-1 run this fall, along with their take down of the No. 1-seeded UCLA in pursuit of the NCAA semifinals. The duo earned their highest career ranking at No. 3 after the conclusion of the tournament and have remained in the nation’s top-15 since.
Gailis received recognition from the league as well, earning All-SEC Second Team honors after a standout junior year. Gailis’ season is highlighted by a signature victory on Feb. 23, where she took down No. 2 DJ Bennett in a gritty 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 battle at Auburn. That win marked her highest-ranked career victory and was a turning point in her season as she solidified herself as one of the conference’s premier competitors. Gailis collected several other key wins in the singles category, including dominant performances over No. 11 Celia-Belle Mohr of Vanderbilt and No. 74 Carolina Gomez-Alonso of Arkansas.
First-team and second-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team, along with Player, Coach, and Freshman of the Year were chosen by the league’s 16 coaches. Coaches cannot vote for their team or players, and ties are not broken.
First Team All-SEC
DJ Bennett, Auburn
Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16980>, Florida
Anastasiia Lopata, Georgia
Mell Reasco, Georgia
Dasha Vismanova, Georgia
Cadence Brace, LSU
Sarah Hamner, South Carolina
Catherine Aulia, Tennessee
Elza Tomase, Tennessee
Nicole Khirin, Texas A&M
Mary Stoiana, Texas A&M
Celia-Belle Mohr, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Petra Sedlackova , Alabama
Carolina Gomez, Arkansas
Angella Okutoyi, Auburn
Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16981>, Florida
Zoe Hammond, Kentucky
Kayla Cross, LSU
Julia Garcia Ruiz, Oklahoma
Alina Shcherbinina , Oklahoma
Kaitlyn Carnicella, South Carolina
Carmen Herea, Texas
Mia Kupres, Texas A&M
Lucciana Perez, Texas A&M
Valeria Ray, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman Team
Merna Refaat, Auburn
Cadence Brace, LSU
Kayla Cross, LSU
Salakthip Ounmuang, Oklahoma
Ashton Bowers, Texas
Carmen Herea, Texas
Player of the Year: Dasha Vidmanova, Georgia
Freshman of the Year: Cadence Brace, LSU
Newcomer of the Year: Sofia Rojas, Georgia
Co-Coaches of the Year: Drake Bernstein, Georgia / Mark Weaver, Texas A&M
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