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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's tennis team had its outstanding work in the classroom during the 2023-24 academic year recognized Tuesday when the Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its annual academic awards.
In addition to the program earning ITA All-Academic Team honors, five members of The Rock's roster also received ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades.
To be eligible to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete honors a student-athlete must be a varsity letter winner and have a GPA of at least 3.50.
Gabriela del Val del Toro,
Dari Sakhanova,
Nicole Kempton Georgie Lancaster and
Tina Slovak all earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition.
Two of The Rock's ITA Scholar-Athletes – Kempton and del Val del Toro - also earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division honors for their performances on the court in 2023-24.
Slippery Rock had the eighth highest total amount of ITA Scholar-Athletes Across the 31-team Atlantic Region, which is comprised of teams competing in the PSAC, Mountain East Conference, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and one independent school.
Only Fairmont State (16), California (7), Davis & Elkins (6), West Virginia Wesleyan (7), Mercyhurst (6), Millersville (6) and Salem (6) had larger representation on this year's ITA Scholar-Athlete Team than The Rock. Six of those programs carried more student-athletes on their respective rosters than SRU last season.
Slippery Rock was also one of 112 teams in NCAA Division II to earn the ITA's Team Academic Award with a cumulative GPA of 3.650. A cumulative team GPA of at least 3.20 is required to be eligible for the distinction. The SRU women's team has finished the year with a team GPA of at least 3.65 for seven consecutive seasons.
Successes in and out of the classroom, Slippery Rock went 15-8 overall and 5-1 against PSAC West foes while advancing to the finals of the PSAC Tournament and the second round of the NCAA Tournament a year ago.
The ITA is the governing body of college tennis, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at all levels – NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College.
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