TEMPE, Ariz. - For a third straight year, App State women's tennis was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic team, posting an impressive 3.61 GPA for the 2019-20 academic year.
Seven of eight Mountaineers were named 2020 ITA Scholar-Athletes, which is the highest number of student-athletes that were honored under head coach Blake Mosley. At least three athletes have been named a scholar the last three years. Also, the 3.61 GPA for the year is .13 points higher than in 2019.
Sandra Anglesjö and María José Zacarias are three-time scholar athletes while Kate Earnhardt and Sasha Pisareava made the list for a second time. The quartet of Selina Atay, Cassie McLay, Virginia Poggi, and Teodora Sevo were honored as well.
ITA Scholar-Athletes
Sandra Anglesjö - 3.65 GPA (Major: Building Sciences)
Selina Atay - 3.8 GPA (Major: Undecided)
Kate Earnhardt - 3.78 GPA (Major: Economics)
Cassie McLay - 3.75 GPA (Major: Nursing)
Sasha Pisareva - 3.52 GPA (Major: Communications/Journalism)
Virginia Poggi - 3.54 GPA (Major: Exercise Science)
Teodora Sevo - 3.62 GPA (Major: Criminal Justice)
María José Zacarias - 3.62 GPA (Major: Exercise Science)
The Black and Gold excelled both on and off the court despite the season ending early due to COVID-19. App State went 6-4 while cracking the top 50 ITA rankings at 49th, which was the highest in program history. The Apps defeated a ranked opponent in then-No. 48 East Carolina, and also earned an ITA Community Service award in the Carolina Region.
To become an ITA Scholar Athlete, one must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior year). Programs that were recognized as ITA All-Academic Teams must have posted a team GPA of at least 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale).
