Kentucky senior Aldila Sutjiadi once again earned Southeastern Conference distinction as the league office released its yearly awards on Thursday morning. As voted on by coaches, Sutjiadi was named to the All-SEC Second Team and was selected SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
A native of Jakarta, Indonesia, Sutjiadi has earned all-conference honors in each of her four seasons as a Wildcat, but this year marks the first in which she’s earned the Scholar-Athlete of the Year title. The 2015 and 2016 winner of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, she holds an impressive 3.943 GPA in mathematical economics. Sutjiadi was the third runner-up for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year Award.
On the court, the senior played an integral role in leading Kentucky to its first seven-win SEC season since 2006. Playing at both No. 1 singles and doubles, Sutjiadi teamed up with junior Mami Adachi to form one of the nation’s top-ranked pairs. After winning the ITA/USTA National Indoors doubles title in November, the duo went 19-9 this season including a 7-4 mark in SEC play. Individually, the senior is ranked 22nd in the nation in singles and climbed as high as No. 11 in the ITA rankings. Sporting an 18-14 record, Sutjiadi led the team in ranked singles wins, including victories over then-No. 34 Alizee Michaud of Auburn and then-No. 48 Shannon Hudson of Arkansas.
Sutjiadi was named to the second team in 2014 and 2015, and was selected First Team All-SEC in her junior campaign.
First Team All-SEC
Erin Routliffe, Alabama
Alizee Michaud, Auburn
Ingrid Neel, Florida
Josie Kuhlman, Florida
Belinda Woolcock, Florida
Elena Christofi, Georgia
Ellen Perez, Georgia
Jade Lewis, LSU
Arianne Hartono, Ole Miss
Jasmine Lee, Mississippi State
Rachel Pierson, Texas A&M
Sydney Campbell, Vanderbilt
Astra Sharma, Vanderbilt
Emily Smith, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Shannon Hudson, Arkansas
Andie Dikosavljevic, Auburn
Kourtney Keegan, Florida
Anna Danilina, Florida
Kennedy Shaffer, Georgia
Aldila Sutjiadi, Kentucky
Joana Valle Costa, LSU
Bea Santos, Missouri
Mia Horvit, South Carolina
Brittany Lindl, Tennessee
Rutuja Bhosale, Texas A&M
Fernanda Contreras, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman
Taylor Russo, Auburn
Ingrid Neel, Florida
Elena Christofi, Georgia
Jade Lewis, LSU
Lisa Marie Rioux, Mississippi State
Mia Horvit, South Carolina
Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year
Astra Sharma, Vanderbilt
Co-Freshmen of the Year
Elena Christofi, Georgia
Jade Lewis, LSU
Tri-Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Danielle Spielmann, Alabama
Aldila Sutjadi, Kentucky
Georgina Sellyn, Vanderbilt
Coach of the Year
Geoff Macdonald, Vanderbilt
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