For the 15th consecutive year, the University of Evansville women’s tennis team has been honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for its work in the classroom, as the Purple Aces have received the 2010 ITA All-Academic Team award.  In addition, four members of the tennis team have also been honored for their academic work by being named ITA Scholar-Athletes.

Evansville was one of 25 NCAA Division I women’s tennis teams to earn ITA All-Academic Team award honors for the 2009-10 school year, as the Purple Aces recorded a team grade point average of 3.441.  The award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team GPA 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 team GPA for the academic school year, including the fall 2009 and spring 2010.

In addition to the team award, rising seniors Kate Chybowski (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) and Ashton Schwerin (Madison, Wis./Madison East) and rising juniors Aleksandra Dzakula (Beograd, Serbia) and Payal Sharma (Jasper, Ind./Jasper) were all selected as ITA Scholar-Athletes for the 2009-10 season.  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 two semesters.