Bucknell University Athletics
Abby Platt Earns First Team All-League
4/24/2026 3:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Abby Platt has been named First Team All-League for women's tennis, the Patriot League announced on Friday.
Platt, a part of the six-women first team, is the lone Bison to earn post-season honors. Earning first team is an upgrade for the senior who earned Second Team All-League after the 2025 season.
The Texas native had a stellar senior season and finished her four years with the Bison by etching her name in the record books in several categories. She ends her time at Bucknell ranked 15th in career singles wins (54), 6th in career doubles wins (76) and 9th in career combined wins (130).
This season, Platt earned Patriot League Women's Tennis Player of the Week twice throughout the spring 2026 season. Overall this competition season, she went 8-9 in No. 1 singles and 11-5 in No. 1 doubles with Riley Jennings as her doubles partner.
Abby Platt will graduate from Bucknell in a couple of weeks with a degree in business analytics and go on to work for Keurig Dr. Pepper as a sales analyst in the accelerated leadership program.
2026 Patriot League Women's Tennis Major Awards
Player of the Year – Gabriella Mikaul, Boston University
Doubles Team of the Year – Emily Ruckno and Olivia Mellynchuk
Rookie of the Year – Nicole Fu, Navy
Coaching Staff of the Year – Navy (Head Coach Keith Puryear)
First Team All-League (Listed alphabetically by school)
Madison Smith, Army West Point
Gabriella Mikaul, Boston University
Abby Platt, Bucknell
Maggie Forkner, Lehigh
Emma Gu, Navy
Nicole Fu, Navy
Second Team All-League (Listed alphabetically by school) *
Emily Ruckno, Army West Point
Vennmukiil Mathivanan, Army West Point
Nancy Liu, Boston University
Madison Liu, Boston University
Amelia Galin, Colgate
Lena Dogadalski, Lehigh
Elena Hartley, Loyola Maryland
Grace Li, Navy
*Additional members added due to tie in voting
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