Nine Players Named ITA Scholar-Athletes, UAB Receives ITA All-Academic Team Award

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2020 Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams on Monday.

UAB was represented by all nine student athletes on the 2019-20 roster: Megan Bertrands, Sonia Grzywocz, Jana Hecking, Marlene Herrmann, Dominika Hrabalova, Alexandra Shchipakina, Hana Sisirak, Adela Wasserbauerova and Alexia Witthaus. The nine student-athletes are the most of the 14 Conference USA institutions.

As a team, UAB boasts a team cumulative GPA of 3.92 for the 2019-20 academic year, which earns them a position on the ITA All-Academic Team.

"Obviously, I'm proud of all our players for the discipline and dedication applied to their studies, but I am especially proud of the girls that made this list that didn't make it when they first arrived on campus as freshmen," said head coach Mark Tjia. "That is a testament to our great academic staff and the academic culture here at UAB and our athletic department."

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:

have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
be listed on the institutional eligibility form

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:

have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale),
all student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and
all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year

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Nine Players Named ITA Scholar-Athletes, UAB Receives ITA All-Academic Team Award

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Hana Sisirak

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