2026 Empire 8 Women's Tennis All-Conference Teams
ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2026 Women's Tennis All-Conference Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and senior
Samantha Lantzy (Valatie, N.Y./Ichabod Crane) was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year and a First Team Singles honoree, while sophomore
Elise Beauharnois (Peru, N.Y./Peru) was named to the Empire 8 Third Team Singles. Senior
Autumn Millington (Rome, N.Y./Westmoreland) was also honored on the Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leaders Team.
Lantzy's selection as Player of the Year marks the third Hartwick player in the last four years to win the top singles honor in the Empire 8 Conference. She joins Alexandra Krasinska (2024) and
Phoebe Olson (2023), as well as Heidi Rice (2017), who was the first Hawk to garner honors. This marks Lantzy's third straight First Team Singles honor. Beauharnois earned her first career all-conference honors for the Hawks.
Lantzy went undefeated in league play for Hartwick, finishing 8-0 overall, while helping lead the Hawks to a 6-2 mark in Empire 8 regular season play. She went three sets just once in conference play, sweeping her opponents in seven of her eight matches. Playing at No. 1 singles, Lantzy, an All-E8 first team selection for the third straight season, was the only student-athlete to take a point from league champion SUNY Geneseo throughout the entire season. Overall, Lantzy finished 10-2, competing at No. 1 singles each match.
Beauharnois posted a 6-2 conference record for the Hawks and finished 7-4 overall, playing mostly at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, where she went 3-2 in both. She was also 1-0 at No. singles for Hartwick in her second season of action.
One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2026 Women's Tennis Tomorrow's Leaders Team, and Millington was the representative for the Hawks. This team honors a student-athlete who has emerged as a leader not only on the field of play, but in the classroom and in the community. In addition, they "compete with honor and integrity" and have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits of outstanding sportswomen.
The Hawks finished the Fall season 6-6 overall and 6-2 in conference. They earned the third seed in the Empire 8 Conference, but fell in the quarterfinals to Alfred, 4-3.
