Savvidou and Carvalho-Landell Named NAIA All-Americans

Kansas City, MO. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) recently announced their 2024 Women's Tennis All-American awards. Holy Cross College's Victoria Savvidou and Kia Carvalho-Landell earned All-American honors.

Victoria Savvidou was awarded Third-Team NAIA All-American. This is the sophomore's second-consecutive All-American distinction. Savvidou was also named Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year. She went 10-4 in her No. 1 singles match, while also going 10-3 in doubles play on the year.

Kia Carvalho-Landell was also named Third-Team NAIA All-American. Carvalho-Landell went 5-1 in her singles matches, competing most of the year in the No. 3 position. She went 8-2 in her doubles matches.

Behind Savvidou and Carvalho-Landell, women's tennis finished with a 10-3 overall record. The Saints captured their second consecutive CCAC Tournament Championship. Women's tennis fell in the opening round to Dillard University in the NAIA National Championships.

To read the NAIA's official release, please click here.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 205 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 108 All-Conference members, and seven NAIA All-Americans. Founded in 1966, Holy Cross College is a Catholic, residential, coed, four-year institution of higher learning, offering an applied liberal arts curriculum. The mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act.