Women's tennis team honored for academic achievement by ITA
Yellow Jacket women earn academic awards for eighth-straight year
For the eight-straight year, the Waynesburg University women's tennis team was honored for their excellence in the classroom
WAYNESBURG (Aug. 11)-The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the 2007-2008 All-Academic and Scholar-Athlete awards on August 8. For the eight-straight year, the Waynesburg University women's tennis team was lauded for their 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).
Sophomore Victoria Danielczuk (Goshen, Conn./Wamogo Regional), senior Dana Davis (Valencia, Pa./Mars), senior Laura Garcia (Johnstown, Pa./Richland), sophomore Britni Green (Newark, Ohio/Newark), junior Jessica Mally (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls), and junior Alexandra Yackel Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes) were named ITA Scholar-Athletes for 2007-2008.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must be a varsity letter winner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).
Last season, the Waynesburg women went 6-8 overall, but put together a solid 4-2 mark in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play. The Lady Yellow Jackets eventually finished third at the PAC team tournament.