EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the 18th season in a row, the University of Evansville women's tennis team was recognized by the ITA with the All-Academic Team Award. On the individual side, Gaby Fifer was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.
"I'm very proud of our program's academic accomplishments from this past year. It is a real challenge to be able to balance Division 1 tennis and tough academics, and these girls have done just that," head coach Nick Mueller said.
"Gaby's individual recognition is well deserved. She has been extremely focused on her school work since her arrival at UE. I'm proud to say she earned a 4.0 GPA this past spring semester while carrying 19 credits. The amazing part is she is a mechanical engineering major!"
In order to receive team recognition, the squad must post a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or above on a 4.0 scale. All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA eligibility form and have competed in at least one match must average into the GPA for the academic year of 2012-13. As a team, the Purple Aces finished with a GPA of 3.366.
While improving by leaps and bounds in her sophomore campaign, Gaby Fifer also maintained a 3.868 GPA while majoring in mechanical engineering. For her efforts, she was UE's recipient of the ITA Scholar-Athlete Award. To receive that recognition, a student-athlete must be a varsity letterwinner, have a GPA of 3.50 or higher and be enrolled at the school for at least two semesters.
The honor marked the second one for Fifer, who also took those honors as a freshman in 2011-12.
