Vale Costa Earns Two SEC Postseason Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freshman Joana Vale Costa has been selected as a member of the All-SEC Second Team and the All-SEC Freshman Team as announced Wednesday by the conference office and voted upon by the league coaches. 

This marks the first time an LSU player has received these honors since 2010 when Keri Frankenbergerwas an All-SEC Second Team and an All-SEC Freshman-Team pick. 

Vale Costa accumulated an 11-8 singles record with a 10-7 record at the No. 1 spot.   She reached a season-high ranking of 69, which is the highest an LSU player has been ranked since Whitney Wolff was ranked No. 52 in 2011. 

Vale Costa’s record included three wins over nationally ranked opponents, highlighted by a dominating 6-3, 6-0 victory over Auburn’s No. 29 Pleun Burgmans.  Additionally, Vale Costa topped No. 56 Georgiana Patrasc of Mississippi State 6-4, 6-0 and captured a match-clinching victory over No. 59 Eve Repic of Tennessee to punch LSU’s ticket to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.  (Ler mais)