Two Women’s Tennis Players Earn ITA All-Academic Award
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:36 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Two Women’s Tennis Players Earn ITA All-Academic Award
Lopez and Dishkova Named ITA Scholar-Athletes
TEMPE, Ariz. (SMU/ITA) — The SMU women’s tennis team earned the 2016 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team Award, while Ana Perez-Lopez and Hristina Dishkova were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
It is the fourth consecutive year that Dishkova has received the award, while it is the first honor for Lopez.
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 varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2015 and spring 2016).
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 through senior year).
All members of the 2016 All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athletes receive a certificate to recognize the achievement.
Two Women’s Tennis Players Earn ITA All-Academic Award
Lopez and Dishkova Named ITA Scholar-Athletes
TEMPE, Ariz. (SMU/ITA) — The SMU women’s tennis team earned the 2016 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team Award, while Ana Perez-Lopez and Hristina Dishkova were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
It is the fourth consecutive year that Dishkova has received the award, while it is the first honor for Lopez.
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 varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2015 and spring 2016).
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 through senior year).
All members of the 2016 All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athletes receive a certificate to recognize the achievement.