NEW ORLEANS – University of South Alabama junior Alexandria Stiteler and freshman Yu Fujioka were voted First Team all-Sun Belt Conference, and Fujioka was additionally named the league's freshman of the year in the SBC's annual postseason awards announced Wednesday.

Stiteler earns first-team honors for the third time in her career, and Fujioka becomes the second Jaguar to be named freshman of the year, after Stiteler in 2016.

A native of Bradenton, Fla., Stiteler is currently No. 111 in the latest Oracle/ITA national rankings, and is 15-2 this spring – all on the No. 1 court – and 19-6 overall. She is 2-1 against individuals ranked in the top 125.

Thirteen of her 15 wins this spring have been in straight sets, and she started the year 14-1.

In the fall, Stiteler claimed victories over No. 71 Marianna Petrei from Idaho and No. 97 Claudia Herrero of Nevada.

Fujioka, a Funabashi, Japan native, currently has the most wins without a loss in dual matches in school history (20) and the best win percentage at the No. 3 flight (13-0).

She won her singles draw at the Ragin' Cajun Invitational in September, before losing in the final at the Roberta Alison Classic in October. Her two fall defeats were to opponents from Wisconsin and Southern California.

Fujioka won her first 15 decisions this fall in straight sets, and she has not lost a first set all spring. She is 5-0 against Sun Belt competition, with just one of those going the distance.

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2017-18 SUN BELT WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS
All-Sun Belt First Team
Singles
Iryna Vardanian, Coastal Carolina (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine)
Kristin Rehse, Georgia State (Sr., Hofheim, Germany)
Kelly Drew, Louisiana (Sr., Auckland, New Zealand)
Stefana Andrei, ULM (Sr., Bucharest, Romania)
Yu Fujioka, South Alabama (Fr., Funabashi, Japan)
Alexandria Stitler, South Alabama (Jr., Bradenton, Fla.)
 
Doubles
Heidi Swope (Jr., Weddington, N.C.) and Maria José Zacarias (Fr., San Luis Potosi, Mexico), Appalachian State
Iryna Vardanian (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine) and Natalie Wall (Sr., Liverpool, England), Coastal Carolina
Sara Bondar (Sr., Szeghalom, Hungary) and Somer Dalla-Bona (Fr., Bokarina, Australia), Coastal Carolina
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team
Singles
Teodora Sevo, Appalachian State (Fr., Futog, Serbia)
María José Zacarias, Appalachian State (Fr., San Luis Potosi, Mexico)
Rylie Cox, Coastal Carolina (So., Rockwall, Texas)
Arianne de Winter, Georgia Southern (So., Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands)
Damira Muminovic, Georgia State (So., Tuzla, Bosnia)
Karolina Snita, ULM (So., Glowgow, Poland)
Agustina Serio, UTA (Sr., Tandil, Argentina)
 
Doubles
Melissa Machado (Sr., Miami, Fla.) and Teodora Sevo (Fr., Futog, Serbia), Appalachian State      
Arianne de Winter (So., Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands) and Paula Boixader (So., Barcelona, Spain), Georgia Southern
Stefana Andrei (Sr., Bucharest, Romania) and Karolina Snita (So., Glowgow, Poland), ULM
 
Player of the Year
Kristin Rehse, Georgia State (Sr., Hofheim, Germany)
 
Player to Watch
Teodora Sevo, Appalachian State (Fr., Futog, Serbia)
 
Newcomer of the Year
Iryna Vardanian, Coastal Carolina (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine)
 
Freshman of the Year
Yu Fujioka, South Alabama (Fr., Funabashi, Japan)
 
Coach of the Year
Rawia Elsisi, Troy