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Women's Tennis Receives ITA All-Academic Team Recognition - FGCU Athletics

TEMPE, Ariz. – The FGCU women's tennis team was named an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as each member from the 2019-20 squad was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

Over 1,400 Division I women student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 244 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.

FGCU led the way for the ASUN and tied for the most scholar-athletes recognized in the state as UCF also had eight players awarded.

"These ladies work hard every single day. This team has goals and a vision of where they want to continue to grow and develop themselves, not just in tennis but also in academics," said head coach Courtney Vernon. "This is a testament of their work ethic and I am confident they will continue to see the value in challenging themselves and others."

This past Spring semester, the team posted a team 3.80 GPA as four Eagles collected 4.0s to end the term (Sara Kelly, Maja Ornberg, Sofia Perez and Alba Retortillo). The remaining four members (Ida Ferding, Julia Fisch, Satomi Momose and Lourdes Ramalle) recorded at least 3.5 GPA.

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:
GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year.

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:
Team GPA of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale).

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HEAD COACH COURTNEY VERNON
FGCU's women's tennis team is led by three-time ASUN Coach of the Year Courtney Vernon (entering 7th season) who led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN regular-season crowns in her fifth season in 2018. She has mentored her student-athletes into earning 59 ASUN All-Conference and All-Academic honors, including 2014, 2016 and 2017 ASUN Freshman of the Year as well as the 2016, 2017 and 2019 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the 2018 Player of the Year. Vernon has led the Green and Blue to a 77-57 overall record (.575) and 32-8 conference record (.800).

ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 82 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 12-plus seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just eight-plus seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 38 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2018 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for twenty-one consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall semester saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 

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