11 SSC Teams, 53 Student-Athletes Receive ITA Academic Honors
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Seven SSC women’s tennis teams and four men’s squads were named 2012 ITA All-Academic Teams by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Additionally, 53 SSC players were tabbed ITA Scholar-Athletes.
Barry, Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Lynn, Nova Southeastern, Rollins, and Saint Leo all appeared on the list of women’s tennis ITA All-Academic Teams. Florida Southern, Lynn, Rollins, and Saint Leo were all recognized among the men’s ITA All-Academic Teams.
Any ITA program with a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher for the current academic year earns the distinction.
Additionally, the ITA recognized a number of individual student-athletes as ITA Scholar-Athletes. To be selected for the award, a player must be a varsity letter winner, post a GPA of at least 3.50 for the current academic year, and be enrolled at his/her current institution for at least two semesters.
Following is a list of 53 SSC student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
Barry Men
Kevin Sielmann
Barry Women
Akemi Maehama
Olivia Matuszak
Julie Stas
Caroline Wendling
Florida Southern Men
Charles Garneau
Kirk Kucin
Nathan Leavitt
Emanuel Lueber
Carl Lundberg
Ivan Marevic
Robert Palmiotto
Benoit Paradis
Florida Southern Women
Crystal Copeland
Jessica Cove
Joalis Dominguez
Sabine Goge
Christie Nunnemann
Olivia Spagnuolo
Magda Riutort
Laura Wichmann
Lynn Men
Vlad Cirla
Alessio Iannozzi
Max Kouyate
George Laffey
Dominique Nobile
Luca Pavanelli
Amaury Van Haelen
Lynn Women
Roxana Alexandru
Andrea Berkova
Ioana Ivan
Ana Kriz
Nova Southeastern Women
Austin Lavallii
Federica Longo
Dominique Wimmer
Rollins Men
Bernardo Barroso
Ari Davis
Sebastian Hafner
Lucas Jovita
Jeff Morris
Andrew Mulick
Rollins Women
Lisa Loft
Kayli Ragsdale
Stefaniya Tkach
Saint Leo Men
Tim Balz-Herrmann
Jake Fleischer
Yves Jacobs
Matt Nicholson-Lewis
Saint Leo Women
Maria Benkirane
Caroline Ebner
Laura Kemkes
Jeanette McDonald
Samantha White






















