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Four WildCats Earn All-ODAC Women's Tennis Recognition

FOREST, Va.- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced its All-Conference Team for Women's Tennis on Tuesday. Lena Kersten (Bonn, Germany/Otto Kuhne Schule) and Fleur Gaalman (Abcoude, Utrecht, Netherlands Haarlemmermeer Lyceum Dalton) were both named to the First Team for singles. Kersten and Lize van Veen (Harderwijk, The Netherlands RSG Slingerbos) along with Gaalman and Emma Bauer (Munich, Germany) all were named to the First Team for doubles.

It is the first time since 2017 that Randolph has had two players named to the First Team for singles. It is the first time since 1983 that Randolph has had two doubles team selected to the First Team.

Kersten was 19-4 in 2025 playing at first singles as she matched her single season wins total from last year. She went 9-1 in ODAC play with her lone loss coming to Washington and Lee's Allie Murrell in a super tiebreaker. Her only other setbacks came to regionally ranked players from Mary Washington and Christopher Newport. She won both of her singles matches in the ODAC Tournament as she helped the team advance to the ODAC semifinals.

Kersten was ranked as high as #11 in the Atlantic South region at one point during the season. Last fall, she became the first WildCat in program history to advance to the Round of 16 at the ITA Regional Championship.

Gaalman was second on the team in singles wins as she went 14-6 overall in her first year. She was 5-2 in ODAC matches. Gaalman was 7-5 playing at second singles and 4-0 at third singles.

Kersten and Van Veen were 17-4 overall as a pair and went undefeated at first doubles in the ODAC at 9-0 which was a first for the program. Their only losses this spring were to the Eagles and a regionally and nationally ranked doubles pair from the Captains. Kersten and van Veen also won both of their matches in the ODAC Tournament. Kersten's 18 overall doubles victories (she was 1-0 paired with Gaalman) are a new single season program record while Van Veen's 17 wins are second-most.

Gaalman and Bauer were 12-9 overall and 5-2 in conference matches. Two of their losses were by one point to the Second Team doubles pairs from Sweet Briar and Averett.

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