Thursday, August 17, 2006

SKILLMAN, N.J. -- Women's tennis garners attention from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for their academic accomplishments. Four teams earned ITA All-Academic team status and 16 deserving student-athletes were chosen for the ITA Scholar Athlete list.

A-Sun champion ETSU, Belmont, Gardner-Webb and Stetson were among 92 Division I teams to receive All-Academic Team honors and have students-athletes named to scholar athletes. Lipscomb also had four of its players be chosen as scholar athletes.

The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2005 and spring 2006).

In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).

Certificates for this year's honorees will be sent to head coaches (at the college/university address) by August 21, 2006.

ITA All-Academic Teams
Belmont
ETSU
Gardner-Webb
Stetson

ITA Scholar Athletes
Belmont (3)
Elizabeth Conyer
Linda Johansson
Tatiana Pozo
ETSU (2)
Volha Satsula
Alexandra Knight
Gardner-Webb (3)
Carol Pancia
Krystina Sigmon
Sara Zirnheld
Lipscomb (4)
Erin Moakler
Casey Hall
Olivia Ellis
Emily Ellis
Stetson (4)
Catherine Canady
Samantha Lange
Mili Milovanovic
Katherine St. Clair