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WTEN | Gaels Shine Academically in 2023 With All-District Honors
5/9/2023 5:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Saint Mary's Women's Tennis had three players named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team in 2023.
Seniors Lene Mari Hovda and Jordan Harris, along with sophomore Stefanie Silva were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his or her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games, and no student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and is at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
Hovda was spectacular in the classroom for the Gaels with a 3.937 GPA, as the Business Administration major went 11-4 in dual match play. Harris posted a 3.694 GPA and the Management and Technology major was named WCC Honorable Mention as well. The two seniors combined to go 12-7 as a doubles tandem during season, earning a #87 ranking in the NCAA national doubles team rankings.
Silva had a 3.952 GPA and the Biology major went 15-7 overall on the year and 15-7 in dual match play.
The 2023 Academic All-District® Men's Tennis Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
Seniors Lene Mari Hovda and Jordan Harris, along with sophomore Stefanie Silva were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his or her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games, and no student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and is at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
Hovda was spectacular in the classroom for the Gaels with a 3.937 GPA, as the Business Administration major went 11-4 in dual match play. Harris posted a 3.694 GPA and the Management and Technology major was named WCC Honorable Mention as well. The two seniors combined to go 12-7 as a doubles tandem during season, earning a #87 ranking in the NCAA national doubles team rankings.
Silva had a 3.952 GPA and the Biology major went 15-7 overall on the year and 15-7 in dual match play.
The 2023 Academic All-District® Men's Tennis Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
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