TROY, N.Y. – Senior Konika Dhull was named the Liberty League Women's Tennis Player of the Year on Monday headlining four Skidmore players to earn all-conference accolades. Dhull is the fifth player in Skidmore history to be named the Liberty League Player of the Year. She is joined on the all-conference team by Grace Truong (First Team Doubles, Second Team Singles), Ella Provost (Honorable Mention Doubles), and Mia Sarzynska (Honorable Mention Doubles).
 
Konika Dhull (Sr., Chandigarh, India) – Liberty League Player of the Year, All-Liberty League First Team Singles
Dhull went a perfect 8-0 in regular season Liberty League matches in her senior year – all of which out of the No. 1 spot in the lineup for the Thoroughbreds. She is 18-9 (.667) overall in singles matches including a 12-7 mark in dual matches lining up against many of the best singles players in the country. Dhull is currently on a nine-match winning streak and will compete this weekend in the NCAA Singles Tournament in California.
 
Konika Dhull/Grace Truong – All-Liberty League First Team Doubles
Skidmore's top doubles team is 19-11 overall together and went 6-1 against the Liberty League. In the fall, the senior pair won the ITA Northeast Regional title earning them All-America status and a spot at the ITA Cup. They will conclude their collegiate careers this weekend at the NCAA Doubles Tournament in California.
 
Grace Truong (Burke, Virginia) – All-Liberty League Second Team Singles
Truong went 6-10 in dual matches in 2024-25 in the No. 2 slot for the Thoroughbreds. She was 3-3 in conference and 8-12 overall in singles bouts. In the playoffs, she was ahead of her opponent from Union when the match was clinched for Skidmore and dropped a tight three-set clash against Vassar in the championship match.
 
Ella Provost/Mia Sarzynska – All-Liberty League Honorable Mention Doubles
Coming together in the spring for Skidmore, the No. 2 Thoroughbred pair went a perfect 6-0 in conference matches and went 7-1 overall. They pulled out a 6-4 win over Vassar in the conference title match to get Skidmore the doubles point. They were also closing in on the victory against Union in the semifinals when Skidmore clinched the point.
 
2024-25 Liberty League Women's Tennis Teams and Awards
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Konika Dhull, Skidmore
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Gauri Muliyil, RPI
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR: Vassar
 
ALL-LIBERTY LEAGUE FIRST TEAM
Singles
Angelica Aksdal-Jansen, St. Lawrence
Taylor Crain, Ithaca
Konika Dhull, Skidmore
Iris Li, Vassar
Erin McCusker, Vassar
Nicole Ridenour, RPI
 
Doubles 
Konika Dhull / Grace Truong, Skidmore
Erin McCusker / Sofie Shen, Vassar
Nicole Ridenour / Lorna Flores Gonzalez, RPI
 
ALL-LIBERTY LEAGUE SECOND TEAM
Singles
Lorna Flores Gonzalez, RPI
Macey Dowd, Vassar
Chara Meidani, Union
Maya McDaniel, RIT
Gauri Muliyil, RPI
Grace Truong, Skidmore
 
Doubles 
Angelica Aksdal-Jansen / Elisa Iuri, St. Lawrence
Taylor Crain / Sabrina Cheung, Ithaca
Iris Li / Macey Dowd, Vassar
 
ALL-LIBERTY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION
Singles
Emily Greb, RIT
Yvette Karera, St. Lawrence
Alys Pop, Ithaca
 
Doubles 
Eleanor McDermed / Molly Jespersen, St. Lawrence
Ella Provost / Mia Sarzynska, Skidmore
Melanie Saborio / Maya McDaniel, RIT