Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tennis Collects ITA All-Academic Team Honor
7/14/2022 1:31:00 PM | Tennis
Seven players earned individual recognition
TEMPE, Ariz. (EMUEagles.com) — The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its 2022 Division I ITA All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athlete award winners Monday, July 11. The Eastern Michigan University tennis team collected the ITA All-Academic Team award and had seven players selected as ITA Scholar-Athletes as Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava), Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School-Eastern Florida State), Julia Piatek (Melgiew, Poland-Liceum Lublin-Salem), Emma-Lou Pommiers (Aire-sur-L'Adour, France-Saint Dominique Pau), Isabelle Popma (Straphosrt, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education), Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) and Grace Whitney (Inlay City, Mich.-Imlay City-Wright State) all earned the accolade.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is given to squads that have a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.2-or-above (on a 4.0 scale). Additionally, all student-athletes included must be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and all varsity letterwinners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.
To earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must have a GPA of 3.5-or-higher (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year, and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
Eastern was one of six Mid-American Conference institutions to earn the academic team distinction, as the University at Buffalo, Miami University, Northern Illinois University, the University of Toledo, and Western Michigan University also appeared on the list.
Brichackova played in the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots in the singles rotation in 2021-22, finishing 21-15 overall, and 17-11 in the spring season. She was 24-8 in doubles play, and was 10-2 at the No. 3 position. The Cheb, Czech Republic native was named the MAC doubles player of the week, March 11.
Ganesan was 17-13 overall last season, including a 12-10 mark in spring contests. Meanwhile, Piatek ended the season 11-8 overall and 7-5 during the spring season, playing primarily at No. 4, 5, and 6 singles spots. She was 8-8 in doubles play, competing mainly in the two and three spots.
Popma held an 8-26 overall record in singles action, playing primarily in the No. 3 spot. She partnered with Ganesan for all but one doubles contest during the season, and ended 10-21 overall, mainly in the one spot.
A Second Team All-MAC selection, Vichare put up a 15-16 overall record and was 10-14 during the spring season, playing all but three matches at No. 2 singles position. She finished the year 25-7 in doubles contests, playing all but one contest with Brichackova…The pair earned MAC Doubles Team of the Week honors, March 11.
Whitney closed the season 6-5 overall in singles play, competing solely at No. 5 and No. 6. She partnered with Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES-Wright State) in all but one match for doubles and held a 16-16 overall record. The pair was named MAC Doubles Team of the Week, April 27.
The Green and White officially welcomed Head Coach Steve Schram to campus last week. Schram, a proven winner with a 120-49 record as a collegiate head coach, will officially lead the team when they begin fall play in 2022. A full schedule will be released at a later date. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
The ITA All-Academic Team award is given to squads that have a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.2-or-above (on a 4.0 scale). Additionally, all student-athletes included must be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and all varsity letterwinners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.
To earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must have a GPA of 3.5-or-higher (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year, and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
Eastern was one of six Mid-American Conference institutions to earn the academic team distinction, as the University at Buffalo, Miami University, Northern Illinois University, the University of Toledo, and Western Michigan University also appeared on the list.
Brichackova played in the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots in the singles rotation in 2021-22, finishing 21-15 overall, and 17-11 in the spring season. She was 24-8 in doubles play, and was 10-2 at the No. 3 position. The Cheb, Czech Republic native was named the MAC doubles player of the week, March 11.
Ganesan was 17-13 overall last season, including a 12-10 mark in spring contests. Meanwhile, Piatek ended the season 11-8 overall and 7-5 during the spring season, playing primarily at No. 4, 5, and 6 singles spots. She was 8-8 in doubles play, competing mainly in the two and three spots.
Popma held an 8-26 overall record in singles action, playing primarily in the No. 3 spot. She partnered with Ganesan for all but one doubles contest during the season, and ended 10-21 overall, mainly in the one spot.
A Second Team All-MAC selection, Vichare put up a 15-16 overall record and was 10-14 during the spring season, playing all but three matches at No. 2 singles position. She finished the year 25-7 in doubles contests, playing all but one contest with Brichackova…The pair earned MAC Doubles Team of the Week honors, March 11.
Whitney closed the season 6-5 overall in singles play, competing solely at No. 5 and No. 6. She partnered with Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES-Wright State) in all but one match for doubles and held a 16-16 overall record. The pair was named MAC Doubles Team of the Week, April 27.
The Green and White officially welcomed Head Coach Steve Schram to campus last week. Schram, a proven winner with a 120-49 record as a collegiate head coach, will officially lead the team when they begin fall play in 2022. A full schedule will be released at a later date. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
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