University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Recognized by ITA for Academic Excellence
8/2/2017 11:28:00 AM | Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. ? The University of Delaware women's tennis team was recognized recently by the ITA as an All-Academic Team while four Blue Hens were also honored for their hard work in the classroom during the 2016-17 season.
As a program, Delaware women's tennis has been acknowledged as an ITA All-Academic Team 10 times since the program's inception in 2002. Additionally, 19 Blue Hens have also been honored as ITA Scholar Athletes, with many earning multiple-year accolades.
“A legacy of academic excellence has been passed down year after year,” stated UD head coach Laura Travis. “We are grateful to our alumni for cultivating this standard and are incredibly proud of our student-athletes who continue to achieve at a high level.”
Sophomores Sarah Hall (West Orange, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic Academy) and Sara Komer (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) joined junior Amanda Studnicki (Normal, Ill./Normal West) and graduate student Denny LaMachia (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) as 2016-17 ITA Scholar Athletes. The quartet all earned the same honors during the 2015-16 campaign while Studnicki and LaMachia are three-time recipients.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team GPA of 3.20 or higher on a 4.00 scale. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a student-athlete must be a varsity letter winner with a GPA of at least 3.50 for the current academic year.
MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Hayon, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 302-379-9182
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