The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Women’s Tennis Recognized by ITA for Academic Excellence
7/24/2018 12:36:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Eight members of the UAB women's tennis team were honored for their academic excellence on Tuesday as they were named Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athletes, the national organization announced.
The program also earned academic recognition from the ITA by being named an ITA All-Academic Team.
"It's quite an accomplishment to have nearly our entire team named to the All-Academic Team," head coach Mark Tjia said. "I don't know how many teams can make that claim. It's a result of a lot of hard work from a lot of people around here, from players to the academic staff to the general culture here at UAB."
Earning Scholar-Athlete recognition from the ITA is: Megan Bertrands, Sophie Dodds, Sophia Grzywocz, Jana Hecking, Marlene Herrmann, Dominika Hrabalova, Hana Sisirak and Natalie Voss. As a team, the Blazers posted a perfect APR score for the fourth-straight season, while posting a team GPA of 3.73.
To earn the honor, student-athletes must be a letterwinner, maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have been enrolled at the institution for at least two semesters. To claim the team honor, the program must post a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better.
Overall, the ITA honored 735 teams and 4,328 student-athletes across all five divisions of collegiate tennis.
For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow @UAB_WTN on Twitter and Instagram.
For more on all Blazer sports teams follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UAB_Athletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uab_athletics).
The program also earned academic recognition from the ITA by being named an ITA All-Academic Team.
"It's quite an accomplishment to have nearly our entire team named to the All-Academic Team," head coach Mark Tjia said. "I don't know how many teams can make that claim. It's a result of a lot of hard work from a lot of people around here, from players to the academic staff to the general culture here at UAB."
Earning Scholar-Athlete recognition from the ITA is: Megan Bertrands, Sophie Dodds, Sophia Grzywocz, Jana Hecking, Marlene Herrmann, Dominika Hrabalova, Hana Sisirak and Natalie Voss. As a team, the Blazers posted a perfect APR score for the fourth-straight season, while posting a team GPA of 3.73.
To earn the honor, student-athletes must be a letterwinner, maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have been enrolled at the institution for at least two semesters. To claim the team honor, the program must post a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better.
Overall, the ITA honored 735 teams and 4,328 student-athletes across all five divisions of collegiate tennis.
For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow @UAB_WTN on Twitter and Instagram.
For more on all Blazer sports teams follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UAB_Athletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uab_athletics).
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