ROCK HILL, SC–The 2002-03 Winthrop University women’s tennis team has been named an All-American Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association while three Lady Eagle players and two members of the men’s squad have been honored as ITA Scholar-Athletes.
The Lady Eagles, who captured their second consecutive Big South Conference championship and bid to the NCAA regional this past season, were among 72 teams in the nation that achieved the All-American honor by compiling at least a cumulative 3.20 grade point average. Winthrop achieved a 3.69 GPA to rank 12th in the Southeast Region.
The five Winthrop tennis players selected as ITA Scholar-Athletes include: junior Renata Barreto (Salvador, Bahai, Brazil) with a 3.637 GPA; sophomore Renata Caceres (Arequipa, Peru), 3.565 GPA; sophomore Ana Maria Simanca (Bogota, Colombia), 3.308 GPA; sophomore Clayton Almeida (Sao Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais, Brazil), 3.321 GPA; and junior Adam Narczewski (Gdynia, Poland), 3.548 GPA.
"I am very proud of our women’s team and these five young men and women," said head coach Cid Carvalho. "Our women had a great year on the court and they excelled in the classroom as well. The entire women’s team as well as each of the honored individuals are to be congratulated for their athletic as well as their academic performances."
