Ball State University Athletics
Women's Tennis Earns Academic Honors From ITA
August 26, 2009 | Women's Tennis
"This has become an academic tradition for our team," said Ball State Head Women's Tennis Coach Kathy Bull. "It takes a very special and dedicated individual to balance all the challenges that the life of a Division I student athlete goes through, I am very proud that our athletes have embraced that concept. They represent the quality education that Ball State offers to all of their students."
Two members of the squad received individual ITA Scholar Athlete accolades junior Hayley Hall (Muncie, Ind./Delta) and sophomore Hanna Oman (Pitea, Sweden (Kramfors Tennis Gymnasium).
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 (including fall 2008 and spring 2009).
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 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).
The BSU women's tennis team boasts a cumulative 3.3 GPA.
The Cardinals will open their season Friday, Sept. 18 when they host the Ball State Fall Invitational at Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.
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