Tusculum College's Erin Mills has been named Co-Freshman of the Year as the South Atlantic Conference unveiled its Women's tennis All-Conference teams and awards on Wednesday.

Mills shares the award with Liz Renteria of Catawba after posting a 14-4 record in singles and a 15-3 mark in doubles for the Pioneers, who will carry a 16-3 record and the number-two seed into this week's Food Lion SAC Tournament at the Rock Hill Tennis Center.

She is the fifth Tusculum player to earn Freshman of the Year honors, and the first since Danae Valderrama capped a run of four straight Pioneers to capture the award in 2004.

Mills played at flight three singles for most of the season for the Pioneers, and compiled an 8-1 record against conference opponents. The three-time SAC Player of the Week posted all 14 of her singles wins in straight sets, including a stretch of seven straight victories that will be on the line in the SAC Tournament.

In doubles, the Duluth, Ga. native teamed with senior Taylor Patterson and has dominated since settling into the number-two spot in the lineup. Mills and Patterson are 14-0 at flight two as a tandem after two losses at flight one earlier in the season. The pairing has won 13 consecutive contests, including three of the last six by shutout.

The Pioneers will play either third-seeded Anderson or sixth-seeded Lincoln Memorial in a SAC semifinal match on Friday at 1 p.m.

Claire Dillman, Brevard
Leah Donoff, Lincoln Memorial
Ali Evers, Wingate
Susana Aguirre, Newberry
Becca Thomas, Wingate
Liz Renteria, Catawba
Stefy Stand, Carson-Newman

Doubles
Susana Aguirre/Romina Adum, Newberry
Claire Dillman/Michelle Prata, Brevard
Ali Evers/Becca Thomas, Wingate

All-SAC Second Team
Singles
Avery Owens, Anderson
Morgan Winston, Wingate
Tatiana Dualiby, Mars Hill
Michelle Prata, Brevard
Sloan Kessler, Catawba

Doubles
Leah Donoff/Aura Penalosa, Lincoln Memorial
Avery Owens/Karen Ching, Anderson
Sloan Kessler/Liz Renteria, Catawba

Co-SAC Player of the Year: Claire Dillman, Brevard
Co-SAC Player of the Year: Leah Donoff, Lincoln Memorial
Co-SAC Freshman of the Year: Erin Mills, Tusculum
Co-SAC Freshman of the Year: Liz Renteria, Catawba
SAC Coach of the Year: Michael Cabana, Wingate