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Carson-Newman's Awad Takes Home Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year Accolades

Carson-Newman's Awad Takes Home Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year Accolades
May 15, 2026

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman's Hala Awad has been named the South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Conference office announced today. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in academics, athletics, leadership, and service among the league's student-athletes.

A senior from Cairo, Egypt, Awad has excelled both on the court and in the classroom throughout her collegiate career. She owns a 3.88 GPA while majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics at Carson-Newman. Academically, Awad has earned CSC Academic All-District honors, ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition, NSIC All-Academic Team honors, Carson-Newman Eagle Scholar accolades, and multiple selections to the Carson-Newman President's List.

On the court, Awad has put together one of the top seasons in Carson-Newman women's tennis history. Serving as the Eagles' regular No. 1 singles player this season, she posted a 12-1 overall singles record and finished undefeated in South Atlantic Conference play with an 8-0 mark. Her victories included wins over nationally-ranked opponents from No. 24 Wingate, No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne, No. 23 Newberry, and No. 34 Anderson. Awad is currently ranked No. 49 nationally in NCAA Division II and became the first Eagle to earn First-Team All-SAC Singles honors since 2022.

During her two seasons at Carson-Newman, Awad compiled a 21-4 singles record and produced the highest career singles winning percentage in program history at 84 percent. Prior to arriving at Carson-Newman, she starred at the University of Mary, where she earned All-NSIC Second Team Singles honors as a freshman before collecting All-NSIC First Team Singles accolades as a sophomore.

Awad's freshman campaign included a 15-1 singles record with an undefeated 11-0 conference mark, suffering her lone loss against an NCAA Division I opponent. She was also named UMary Female Rookie of the Year following the season.

Her combination of academic excellence and elite play on the court helped establish her as one of the premier student-athletes in the region throughout her collegiate career. 

2026 SAC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year Finalists

  • Alexa Allison (LRU)
  • Claudia Vallejos (Wingate)
  • Hala Awad (C-N) - Winner
  • Rosalie Carrier -Dulac (LMU)
  • Sofia Antolini (Catawba)