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Victoria Papadopoulou and Noemi Babikova Named to All-BIG EAST Second Team
5/1/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The duo combined for 23 wins across all dual match play this spring
NEW YORK – Victoria Papadopoulou and Noemi Babikova of the St. John's women's tennis team have been named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, the conference announced on Thursday.
Babikova flourished in her second year at St. John's, winning 14 total matches. With a 7-2 mark in solo play, she earned victories in six of her last seven appearances, including a straight-set triumph on the No. 2 court in the Red Storm's BIG EAST Quarterfinal match against Butler.
Papadopoulou earned her first career All-BIG EAST honors after amassing nine total wins this season, eight of which came on the No. 1 court. The junior from Greece earned a top-flight singles victory in the conference semifinals against Xavier and rallied from a set down to clinch the match for the Johnnies against Seton Hall on March 15.
The Red Storm finished 14-7 this season and 5-1 in BIG EAST play, advancing to its 11th consecutive conference semifinal appearance under Head Coach Lauren Leo. St. John's has had at least one player garner All-BIG EAST recognition every year since the 2012 season.
BIG EAST Tennis Major Awards and All-Conference
BIG EAST Player of the Year: Olivia Wright, UConn (unanimous)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year: Maddie Rexroat, Xavier
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year: UConn
All-BIG EAST First Team
Chase Metcalf, Butler*
Olivia Wright, UConn*
Bianca Rademacher, Creighton
Hannah Smith, DePaul
Sophia Edwards, Villanova*
Abby Nugent, Xavier*
*denotes unanimous selection
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Sasha Stula, DePaul
Emily Novikov, Georgetown
Victoria Papadopoulou, St. John's
Noemi Babikova, St. John's
Elizabeth Pendergast, Xavier
Maddie Rexroat, Xavier
Babikova flourished in her second year at St. John's, winning 14 total matches. With a 7-2 mark in solo play, she earned victories in six of her last seven appearances, including a straight-set triumph on the No. 2 court in the Red Storm's BIG EAST Quarterfinal match against Butler.
Papadopoulou earned her first career All-BIG EAST honors after amassing nine total wins this season, eight of which came on the No. 1 court. The junior from Greece earned a top-flight singles victory in the conference semifinals against Xavier and rallied from a set down to clinch the match for the Johnnies against Seton Hall on March 15.
The Red Storm finished 14-7 this season and 5-1 in BIG EAST play, advancing to its 11th consecutive conference semifinal appearance under Head Coach Lauren Leo. St. John's has had at least one player garner All-BIG EAST recognition every year since the 2012 season.
BIG EAST Tennis Major Awards and All-Conference
BIG EAST Player of the Year: Olivia Wright, UConn (unanimous)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year: Maddie Rexroat, Xavier
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year: UConn
All-BIG EAST First Team
Chase Metcalf, Butler*
Olivia Wright, UConn*
Bianca Rademacher, Creighton
Hannah Smith, DePaul
Sophia Edwards, Villanova*
Abby Nugent, Xavier*
*denotes unanimous selection
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Sasha Stula, DePaul
Emily Novikov, Georgetown
Victoria Papadopoulou, St. John's
Noemi Babikova, St. John's
Elizabeth Pendergast, Xavier
Maddie Rexroat, Xavier
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