COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M women's tennis has been named an ITA All-Academic Team, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced. In addition, Aggies Saska Gavrilovska, Stefania Hristov and Eva Paalma received ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
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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 letterwinners are factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year, including fall 2015 and spring 2016.
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In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must meet the following criteria: 1) be a varsity letterwinner, 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 two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
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This marks the second consecutive year Gavrilovska, a junior human resource development major from Serbia, and Paalma, a sophomore business administration major from Estonia, have earned ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction. It is the first time Hristov, a senior human resource development major from Romania, has received the accolade.
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The complete list of award winners is available at: http://www.itatennis.com/Awards_4114/Academic-Awards/2016_Division_I_Women.htm
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On the court, Texas A&M went 17-11 under the direction of first-year head coach Mark Weaver and first-year associate head coach Patrick Sullivan. The Aggies, No. 19 in the ITA final team rankings, made a 17th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, advancing to the second round before losing a 4-3 nail-biter to eventual national champion Stanford.
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Individually, Gavrilovska became only the second player in Texas A&M history to compete in a third NCAA Singles Championship. She reached the second round and finished a team-high No. 23 in the final ITA singles rankings.
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Paalma and her partner, Rachel Pierson, were a team-best No. 31 in the national doubles rankings. Hristov had shoulder surgery prior to the spring season and was unable to compete.
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Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the Texas A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWomensTennis.
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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 letterwinners are factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year, including fall 2015 and spring 2016.
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In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must meet the following criteria: 1) be a varsity letterwinner, 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 two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
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This marks the second consecutive year Gavrilovska, a junior human resource development major from Serbia, and Paalma, a sophomore business administration major from Estonia, have earned ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction. It is the first time Hristov, a senior human resource development major from Romania, has received the accolade.
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The complete list of award winners is available at: http://www.itatennis.com/Awards_4114/Academic-Awards/2016_Division_I_Women.htm
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On the court, Texas A&M went 17-11 under the direction of first-year head coach Mark Weaver and first-year associate head coach Patrick Sullivan. The Aggies, No. 19 in the ITA final team rankings, made a 17th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, advancing to the second round before losing a 4-3 nail-biter to eventual national champion Stanford.
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Individually, Gavrilovska became only the second player in Texas A&M history to compete in a third NCAA Singles Championship. She reached the second round and finished a team-high No. 23 in the final ITA singles rankings.
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Paalma and her partner, Rachel Pierson, were a team-best No. 31 in the national doubles rankings. Hristov had shoulder surgery prior to the spring season and was unable to compete.
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Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the Texas A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWomensTennis.