FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8-8-07

AASU Tennis Teams Earn 2007 ITA Academic Honors

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Six members of the Armstrong Atlantic State men's tennis squad were honored with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete award today, while two members of the women's tennis squad were also honored by the organization. Both teams earned the ITA's All-Academic Team designation as well.

The AASU men's team earned the All-Academic Team honor by carrying a team GPA of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale, and six members individually carried a GPA of at least 3.50. Honorees were: senior Taavo Roos, juniors Robert Jendelund, Henrik Lilja and Davor Zink and sophomores Paul Bishop and Kevin Sijmons.

The women's team had two ITA Scholar Athletes as well as earning All-Academic Team honors: junior top-ranked singles and doubles player Iuliia Stupak and freshman Martina Beckmann.

In all, 12 Division II men's teams and 109 men's players were recognized by the ITA, while 44 women's teams and 191 women's players were honored. To be eligible, student-athletes must have competed in one or more varsity matches and must meet the GPA standard for the current academic year (including Fall 2006 and Spring 2007).

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