Eastern Michigan Athletics
Women's Tennis Earns ITA All-Academic Honor
7/14/2011 9:37:00 AM | Tennis
Three Eagles earn ITA Scholar-Athlete Honors
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team earned the distinction of being an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team announced Wednesday afternoon, July 13. The Eagles, under Head Coach Ryan Ray, posted a team grade point average of 3.248 to earn the honor for the sixth-straight year.
In addition to earning team honors, Xu Chang (Beijing, China), Marcela Rivero (Santa Cruz, Bolivia-Saint George) and Mariya Toncheva (Burgas, Bulgaria) earned ITA Scholar-Athletes honors for their standout work in the classroom.
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 eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year.
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 two semesters.
In addition to earning team honors, Xu Chang (Beijing, China), Marcela Rivero (Santa Cruz, Bolivia-Saint George) and Mariya Toncheva (Burgas, Bulgaria) earned ITA Scholar-Athletes honors for their standout work in the classroom.
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 eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year.
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 two semesters.
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