For Immediate Release
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Year
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou
(Sr., Deryneia, Cyprus / G C School of Careers Nicosia)
Augustana University
- Named NSIC Player of the Yeaer for the second season in a row
- Four-Time All-NSIC First Team Singles and four-time All-NSIC First Team Doubles 
- Secured a 12-4 overall singles record and a 13-5 record in doubles play
- Went undefeated in NSIC singles action with a 7-0 record in the No. 1 slot
- Extends Augustana's NSIC Player of the Year streak to 11 straight and 12th overall

NSIC Freshman of the Year
Chloe Siegfort
(Fr., Gilberts, Ill. / Jacobs HS)
University of Sioux Falls
- Went 7-2 in NSIC Singles at No. 2 and 5-4 in NSIC Doubles at No. 1 with partner Talia Janos
- Went 10-6 overall in singles and 6-10 in overall doubles
- Ranked in the top-20 for NSIC singles win percentage (.625 - minimum 10 decisions)
- Ranked fourth in the NSIC in No. 2 singles win percentage (.667)
- Second Cougar to earn Freshman of the Year honors (Chloe Jefferies - 2018)

NSIC Coach of the Year
Vida Saliendra
University of Mary
- Led Marauders to NSIC regular season runner-up finish for third time in program history (2014, 2019, 2024)
- Had her sixth straight winning season in NSIC play and fifth straight winning season overall
- Coached four All-NSIC singles players and an All-NSIC doubles team in 2024
- Second time earning NSIC Coach of the Year award (2019)
- Concludes her 12 seasons as Marauders head coach with a record of 102-88 (78-51 in NSIC)
- Has coached 43 All-NSIC performers, 47 NSIC all-academic team citations and four Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction awards

2024 NSIC All-Conference Teams

First Team - Singles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou	Sr.	AUGIE	Derynia, Cyprus
Senem Ocal	So.	AUGIE	Istanbul, Turkey
Aleksandra Kistanova	Gr.	AUGIE	Seversk, Russia
Mia Garcia	Fr.	AUGIE	Tulancingo, Mexico
Hala Awad	So.	UMary	Cairo, Egypt
Chloe Chong	Jr.	UMary	Selangor, Malaysia
Madeleine Schneider	Sr.	UMC	Gärtringen, Germany
Freia Lawrence	Jr.	MSU	Mallorca, Spain
Chloe Siegfort	Fr.	USF	Gilberts, Ill.
First Team - Doubles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou / Aleksandra Kistanova	Sr./Gr.	AUGIE	Derynia, Cyprus/Seversk, Russia
Gabriela Jancikova /Simone Karaouza	Jr./Fr.	AUGIE	Sosuvka, Czech Republic/Rafina, Athens
Senem Ocal/Smilte Bakyte	So./Fr	AUGIE	Istanbul, Turkey/Kaunas, Lithuania
Chloe Chong  /Ilona Freitag	Jr./Jr.	UMary	Selangor, Malaysia/Le Locle, Switzerland
Freia Lawrence   / Avery Stilwell	Jr./Jr.	MSU	Mallorca, Spain /Litchfield, Minn.
Second Team - Singles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Gabriela Jancikova	Jr.	AUGIE	Sosuvka, Czech Republic
Maria Estinvil	So.	UMary	Quebec, Canada
Ilona Freitag	Jr.	UMary	Le Locle, Switzerland
Daniela de Lucas Rivera	Fr.	UMC	Madrid, Spain
Avery Stilwell	Jr.	MSU	Litchfield, Minn.
Elizabeth Felderman	Jr.	MSU	Mandan, N.D.
Tiannah Gu	So.	MSUM	West Fargo, N.D.
Sydney Osburn	So.	USF	Henderson, Nev.
Lainy Ristau	Fr.	WSU	Kenosha,  Wis.
Second Team - Doubles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Elizabeth Felderman/McKenna DeMarce	Jr./So.	MSU	Mandan, N.D./Las Vegas, Nev.
Luzmary Diaz Castillo/Shaelyn Johnson	So./Sr.	MSUM	Maracay, Venezuela / Grand Forks, N.D.
Sydney Osburn/Ella Hancock	So./So.	USF	Henderson, Nev./Rapid City, S.D.
Sara Anderson/Skylar Gary	Sr./Fr.	WSU	Owatonna, Minn./Olathe, Kan.

 
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 113 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
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