EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Evansville tennis team was the only team to have three first-team selections to the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference Tennis Scholar-Athlete team. Kate Chybowski, Stephanie Millis, Ashton Schwerin were named first-team selections as announced by the league’s office today while Allie Cox received an honorable mention.

Millis, a senior from Greenwood, Ind., earned her first first-team selection after being an honorable mention in 2008. Millis has a 3.97 grade-point-average in health services administration and had the singles win that clinched the Aces’ win over Butler earlier this season.

Sophomores Chybowski and Schwerin earn their first selections on the team. Chybowski, from Appleton, Wis., posts a 3.97 GPA in biology and leads the team with a 14-5 singles record while also being a two-time MVC Player of the Week selection this season. Schwerin has eight singles, playing at number two in her first season at UE. The Madison, Wis. native has a perfect 4.0 GPA in biology.

Cox, a senior from Acworth, Ga., makes her first appearance on the team after being one of the team’s leaders in 2008 with 10 singles victories. She has a 3.3 GPA in finance and is one of the two remaining members, along with Millis, of the 2007 UE team that set a UE record for most wins in a season at 18.

To be eligible for selection to the team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 3.0, be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing and participate as a starter or important reserve role for her team. A minimum of two votes was required to earn honorable mention and the league's tennis sports information directors voted on this award.


Women’s First-Team Scholar-Athletes:

Kim Braun, BU
Tess Reddin, CU
Kari Sloboth, DU
Veronika Leszayova, DU
Kate Chybowski, UE
Stephanie Millis, UE
Ashton Schwerin, UE
Tanja Hrovatic, ILS
Sarah Meghoufel, INS
Martina Vianna Ce’, SIU
Torrie Browning, WSU
Lenore Lazaroiu, WSU

Women’s Honorable Mention Scholar-Athletes:
Erin Krubeck, BU
Emily Regenold, BU
Allie Cox, UE
Sampada Kanade, UNI
Diana Mendez, UNI
Anna Egorova, WSU
Florentina Hanisch, WSU