Texas Tech University Athletics
Tennis Programs Earn ITA All-Academic Team Honors
July 24, 2018 | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
Eight Red Raiders named ITA Scholar Athletes following the 2017-18 season
LUBBOCK, Texas – For the 10th time in 11 seasons, the Texas Tech Women's Tennis program earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award, the organization announced Tuesday morning.
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The Lady Raiders were one of 192 division I women's teams to earn the ITA All-Academic Team honor. Texas Tech was one of six Big 12 schools to earn the honor including Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
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Individually, five Lady Raiders were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Junior Alex Valenstein earned her third straight award while seniors Sabrina Federici and Gabriela Talaba won their second honor of their careers. Additionally, Sarah Dvorak and Lana Rush were first-time recipients for the ITA Scholar-Athlete awards.
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The Texas Tech Men's Tennis program also earned an ITA All-Academic Team selection for the fourth time in the last six seasons. The Red Raiders were one of three Big 12 teams to be named an All-Academic team along with Baylor and Oklahoma State.
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Individually, Texas Tech's Pyry Hyrkkonen, Artem Kapshuk and Alex Sendegeya were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. It is the third award for Sendegeya and the first for Hyrkkonen and Kapshuk.
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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 through senior year).
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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 eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year.
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The Lady Raiders were one of 192 division I women's teams to earn the ITA All-Academic Team honor. Texas Tech was one of six Big 12 schools to earn the honor including Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
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Individually, five Lady Raiders were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Junior Alex Valenstein earned her third straight award while seniors Sabrina Federici and Gabriela Talaba won their second honor of their careers. Additionally, Sarah Dvorak and Lana Rush were first-time recipients for the ITA Scholar-Athlete awards.
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The Texas Tech Men's Tennis program also earned an ITA All-Academic Team selection for the fourth time in the last six seasons. The Red Raiders were one of three Big 12 teams to be named an All-Academic team along with Baylor and Oklahoma State.
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Individually, Texas Tech's Pyry Hyrkkonen, Artem Kapshuk and Alex Sendegeya were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. It is the third award for Sendegeya and the first for Hyrkkonen and Kapshuk.
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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 through senior year).
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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 eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year.
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