Wednesday,
August 8, 2007
MORAVIAN COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS NAMED
ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR;
SIX GREYHOUNDS NAMED ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
SKILLMAN, NJ --- The 2006-07 Moravian College women’s tennis
team, which won its final Commonwealth Conference title and made
the program’s first-ever NCAA Division Tournament appearance,
has been named a 2007 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic
Team for the sixth consecutive year.
Six of the Greyhounds’ individual players, seniors Courtney
Hall (Denver, PA/Cocalico HS) and Margo Kokolus
(Orefield, PA/Parkland HS), juniors Rebecca Angstadt
(Hamburg, PA/Hamburg HS), Lindsey Hopper (Middlesex,
NJ/Middlesex HS) and Jennel Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua
HS) and sophomore Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville
HS) earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors for maintaining at
least a 3.50 GPA, earning a varsity letter and being enrolled for
at least two semesters.
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/NAIA eligibility form and have competed in one or more
matches are averaged into the cumulative grade point average for
the current year (including fall 2006 and spring 2007).
A total of 276 men’s and women’s teams from NCAA schools
earned the ITA All-Academic Award, while 22 men’s and women’s
programs from NAIA schools and four junior colleges were honored
with the largest number, 89 programs, coming from the NCAA Division
I women’s programs.
Moravian was one of 57 NCAA Division III women’s teams to
win the ITA All-Academic Team award, and the only school from the
new Landmark Conference honored. Rival Muhlenberg College did earn
the ITA All-Academic Team award.
Kokolus, who was named to the Commonwealth Conference
Tennis All-Conference First Team, had a singles record of 9-8, including
a 7-6 record at first singles. Kokolus entered
doubles with Hall and completed a 6-10 overall
record. Hall had a singles record of 1-5.
Angstadt had an overall record of 17-1 including
a 13-1 record at sixth singles. Angstadt captured the 2006 Middle
Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Sixth Singles Championship.
Swan, who was also named to the Commonwealth Conference
Tennis All-Conference First Team, completed an overall singles record
of 10-7, including a 9-7 record at second singles. Swan
was 10-2 in doubles action.
Yelito contributed an overall singles record
of 14-6, including a 12-3 record at fifth singles. Hopper
completed a 2-0 singles record this season, and teamed up with Hall
for a 3-1 doubles record as well.
A total of 1,551 NCAA student-athletes earn the ITA Scholar-Athlete
Award, while 121 NAIA student-athletes and 28 junior college student-athletes
were honored with the largest number, 424 student-athletes, coming
from the NCAA Division I women’s programs. Moravian’s
six players were part of the second largest group honored, 337 student-athletes
from NCAA Division III women’s programs. The complete list
can be found at the ITA
website.
Moravian begins its 2007-08 season on Thursday, September 6th
with a non-conference match versus 2007 NCAA Division III Tournament
participant Cabrini College at 4:00 p.m. at Hoffman Courts in Bethlehem.
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