Two Eastern Illinois women's tennis players earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as the league announced its end of year awards on Wednesday (April 16) prior to this year's OVC Tournament in St. Louis.
 
Charleigh Fay and Aleyla Wooten both collected All-OVC honors.  Fay was named a second team All-OVC selection in singles while Fay and Wooten were named one of the league's All-OVC doubles teams.
 
EIU opens play in the OVC Tournament on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. facing No. 3 seed Bryant.  EIU finished the OVC regular season with a 3-3 record including a 4-3 win over SIUE this past Saturday.
 
Fay was tied for the EIU team lead with eight singles wins this year playing at the No. 3 singles position.  In OVC play she recorded a 5-1 record in that spot in the playing order.
 
In doubles play, Wooten and Fay teamed together for the latter portion of the year posting an overall 5-2 record with one match left unfinished.  They were 3-2 in OVC play with unfinished match on Saturday against SIUE.  Wooten played the entire season at No. 1 doubles pairing with both Fay and Michelle Kostadinova during the season posting an overall 9-9 record in doubles action.
 
FIRST TEAM
Yahli Noy, Bryant
Natalia Vela, Bryant
Fabiana Labrador, Lindenwood
Lera Valeera, Southeast Missouri
Amelia Gorman, SIUE
Richardlyne Francois, Western Illinois
 
SECOND TEAM
Charleigh Fay, Eastern Illinois
Stefaniya Anikina, SIUE
Margaux Guibal Britt, SIUE
Antonia Ferrarini, Southern Indiana
Francisca Gomez-Weiss, Tennessee State
Paige Grice, Western Illinois
Chloe Routier, Western Illinois
 
DOUBLES TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Natalia Vela & Maria Jose Hernandez Diaz, Bryant
Aleyla Wooten & Charleigh Fay, Eastern Illinois
Amelia Gorman & Stefaniya Anikina, SIUE
 
2025 OVC Player of the Year: Amelia Gorman, SIUE
2025 Freshman of the Year: Richardlyne Francois, Western Illinois
2025 Coach of the Year: Steven Brooks, Southeast Missouri