Women's Tennis Nabs Third Straight ITA Academic Award
Jul 22, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Katz, Klier, Kurtz & Maltby named ITA Scholar-Athletes
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2016 Academic Awards on Thursday, as more than 4,200 scholar-athletes were recognized across all divisions. Tulane women's tennis was well represented amongst the group, landing four student-athletes on the list: Jacqui Katz, Kyla Klier, Sofia Kurtz and Meredith Maltby. In addition, for the third straight year, the Green Wave earned the prestigious ITA Academic Award as well, garnering a cumulative team GPA of 3.20 or higher.
Now, in order to earn the ITA Scholar-Athlete award a player must meet the following criteria: be a varsity letter winner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the current academic year, and have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters.
Katz (Communications Major) and Maltby (English/Linguistics) exemplified the term student-athlete, achieving scholar-athlete status all four years at Tulane. Meanwhile, it marked the second straight year for rising senior Klier (Communications) and the first for rising sophomore Kurtz (Business).
For the complete list of scholar-athlete winners, click here.
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