Four Women's Tennis Players Receive Academic All-Big 12 Honors.

April 22, 2003

DALLAS - The Big 12 Conference takes great pleasure in honoring 63 student-athletes who have been named to the 2003 Women's and Men's Tennis Academic All-Big 12 teams, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Special recognition goes to seven student-athletes who were nominated with a 4.00 grade point average, either cumulative or over the two previous semesters. On the women's side these student-athletes are Linda Faltynkova of Oklahoma State, Barbara Schraml of Texas Tech, Paige Brown of Kansas and Jessica Braver and Bethany Griffin of Oklahoma. The men's 4.00 student-athletes include Texas A&M's Ante Matijevic and Oklahoma's Alex Nomicos.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the tennis academic all-league squads consisted of 52 first-team members combined with 11 on the second-team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better grade-point average, while the second-team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 grade point average or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her/his team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible.

Many of these student-athletes will compete at the seventh annual Big 12 Conference Women's and Men's Tennis Tournament, Thursday-Sunday at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo. The regular-season winners are declared Big 12 men's and women's tennis champions, while the tourney winner is expected to receive first consideration for the conference's automatic bids in the NCAA tournaments.

The defending men's tournament champion Baylor won the regular season tennis title this season, posting a perfect 7-0 record in the Big 12. In women's action, the Lady Bears and the Texas A&M women recorded a 9-2 conference mark during 2003 for a share of the women's championship. Baylor will be the No. 1 women's seed at the tournament later this week.

Historically, on the men's side three different teams have been crowned Big 12 Tournament champions. Up until last year, the trophy alternated between Texas and Texas A&M, but Baylor ended that streak in winning their first tournament title. The Aggies own the most tourney championships with three. The BU men have captured three of the last four league regular season titles.

The Longhorn women have dominated the conference scene since the Big 12's inagural season in 1997. Prior to 2003, they had won the previous six regular season championships and tournaments.

Complete results for the Big 12 Tennis Tournament will be available on the league's web site, www.big12sports.com.

2003 WOMEN'S TENNIS ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAM

FIRST TEAM (3.20-PLUS GRADE POINT AVERAGE; *INDICATES NOMINATED WITH A 4.00 GPA)Name, School Class Major HometownVida Mulec, Baylor Sr. Finance & International Business Maribor, SloveniaAlison Bradley, Baylor Jr. Business Dallas, TexasTara Goedjen, Iowa State Sr. Marketing Muscle Shoals, Ala.Kristin Gyaki, Iowa State Sr. Communications Calgary, CanadaCourtney Leese, Iowa State Sr. Marketing Atlanta, Ga.Sabrina Evers, Iowa State Jr. Dietetics Waddinxveen, HollandPetra Sedlmajerova, Kansas State Sr. Marketing & International Business Usti Nad Labem, Czech RepublicPaulina Castillejos, Kansas State Jr. Management Information Systems Puebla, MexicoAndrea Cooper, Kansas State So. Kinesiology Felixstowe, Suffolk EnglandMaria Rosenberg, Kansas State So. German/Graphic Design Manhattan, Kan.*Linda Faltynkova, Oklahoma State Sr. Secondary Education Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic Ines Furtmayr, Oklahoma State Sr. International Business Uffing, GeremanyGorana Marsic, Oklahoma State Jr. Art Auckland, New ZealandAshley Hedberg, Texas A&M Sr. Economics Austin, TexasRoberta Spencer, Texas A&M Jr. Biomedical Science Davie, Fla.*Barbara Schraml, Texas Tech Sr. Cellular and Molecular Biology Linz, AustriaKendall Brooks, Texas Tech Jr. Exercise & Sport Science Corpus Christi, TexasDana Giles, Texas Tech Jr. Exercise & Sport Science Midland, TexasDominique Lemperle, Colorado Sr. Communications - Graduate Braunschweig, GermanyMorgan Sall, Colorado Jr. Economics Miami, Fla.Kim Lorenz, Kansas Sr. Journalism Omaha, Neb.*Paige Brown, Kansas So. Elementary Education Amarillo, TexasUrska Juric, Missouri Jr. Undeclared Business Placar, SloveniaLucie Ruskova, Missouri So. Undeclared Business Prague, Czech RepublicStacey Tomkiewicz, Nebraska Sr. Exercise Science Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.Rebecca Harvey, Nebraska Jr. Political Science San Diego, Calif.Gitte Ostermann, Nebraska So. Advertising Luneberg, GermanyAnnette Bryntesson, Oklahoma Sr. Public Relations Perth, AustraliaJoni Helleland, Oklahoma Sr. Management Ada, Okla.Melissa Mendieta, Oklahoma Sr. Management Information Systems San Jose, Costa RicaAnda Perianu, Oklahoma Jr. Pre-Health & Sport Sciences Braila, RomaniaElena Jirnova, Oklahoma Sr. Management Information Systems Kiev, Ukraine*Jessica Braver, Oklahoma So. University Studies Edmond, Okla.*Bethany Griffin, Oklahoma So. University Studies Amarillo, TexasZiva Grasic, Texas Sr. Economics Ljubljana, Slovenia
SECOND TEAM (3.00 TO 3.19 GRADE POINT AVERAGE)Name, School Class Major HometownDaria Potapova, Baylor So. International Business Valencia, SpainKatarzyna Kolodynska, Oklahoma State Jr. International Business Minsk, BelarusIrina Tereschenko, Texas Tech Jr. Advertising Moscow, RussiaLeslie Harvey, Nebraska Jr. Advertising San Diego, Calif.Anne Oehme, Nebraska Jr. Sociology Nykoping, SwedenLindsay Blau, Texas Sr. Journalism Ossining, N.Y.Michelle Krinke, Texas Jr. Economics Baldwin, N.Y.
2003 MEN'S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
FIRST TEAM (3.20-PLUS GRADE POINT AVERAGE; *INDICATES NOMINATED WITH A 4.00 GPA)Name, School Class Major HometownReiner Neurohr, Baylor Jr. Finance Worms, GermanyBenjamin Becker, Baylor So. Business Orscholz, GermanyBarry McLaren, Baylor RS-Fr. Business Edinburgh, ScotlandJiri Jezek, Oklahoma State Sr. Computer Science Pribram, Czech Republic*Ante Matijevic, Texas A&M So. Undecided Split, CroatiaJohn Walker, Texas Tech Sr. Finance Garland, TexasMichael Innerebner, Texas Tech So. Business Milan, ItalyJacek Wolicki, Nebraska Sr. Management Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaJoel Reckewey, Nebraska So. General Studies Lincoln, Neb.Chris Mitchell, Oklahoma Sr. Zoology Tulsa, Okla.Matt Lopez, Oklahoma So. Accounting Enid, Okla.*Alex Nomicos, Oklahoma So. Marketing Targoviste, RomaniaAlastair Jenkin, Texas Jr. Civil Engineering Boca Raton, Fla.Jose Zarhi, Texas Jr. Economics Santiago, ChileRoger Gubser, Texas So. Undecided Laredo, TexasDrew Hoskins, Texas So. Undecided Los Alamitos, Calif.
SECOND TEAM (3.00 TO 3.19 GRADE POINT AVERAGE)Name, School Class Major HometownMaciej Dilaj, Colorado Sr. Marketing/Management Gdansk, PolandJustin Hunter, Colorado Sr. Accounting South Lake, TexasJose Rivera, Nebraska So. Industrial Engineering Mexico City, MexicoMatt Ogle, Oklahoma Sr. Management Tulsa, Okla.Matt Long, Oklahoma So. Construction Science Fort Worth, Texas
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