Luther College Women's Tennis TEam Named ITA All-Academic TEam
August 10, 2009
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced that the Luther College women’s tennis team has been named a 2009 ITA All-Academic Team.
For a team to earn this honor, all eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA III eligibility roster, must have had a combined grade-point-average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Luther was one of 39 teams from the NCAA III that earned this award. This is the 12th time the Norse have been so honored.
Individually, six members of the team were also recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a student-athlete must be a varsity letter winner, have a GPA of at least 3.50 or greater on a 4.0 scale, and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
The six players who earned this award are Kelsie Allen ’10, Carrie Eisele ’11, Mary Francis Fairfield ’11, Kate Patterson ’11, Katie Nichols ’11, and Brynne Zinnecker ’11. With the addition of these six athletes, Luther has had 47 student-athletes earn this award.
During the 2008-09 season, Luther set a single season school record posting a dual meet record of 30-10. The Norse also qualified for the NCAA III National Tournament for the first time since 2002 and ninth time in school history.
Luther is coached by Brian Huinker who has accumulated a career record of 72-30 during his three years at the helm of the women’s tennis program.
