Knutson, Ramirez Named to All-ACC Academic Team

GREENSBORO, N.C. – For the second year in a row, Gabriela Knutson and Miranda Ramirez have been recognized by the Atlantic Coast Conference for their combination of success in the classroom and on the court.

The Orange duo were named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Women's Tennis Team, released today by the conference. Of the 32 student-athletes on this year's team, Knutson and Ramirez were two of 12 who have received multiple All-ACC Academic honors during their careers.

Minimum academic requirements for selection to the team are a 3.0 grade-point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's undergraduate academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered.

A broadcast journalism major in Syracuse's prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Knutson finished the campaign ranked No. 8 nationally in singles to become the first Orange tennis player to earn All-America honors since Erica O'Neill did so in 1995. Knutson posted a record of 21-5 in singles action and reached the Round of 16 in the 2018 NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship.

The first All-ACC First Team selection in program history, Knutson was 12-2 during conference play.

Ramirez, who is enrolled in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, recorded an 11-12 singles record and a 17-7 mark in doubles. Her work with Knutson helped propel the Orange to one of the best seasons in team history. The two combined to form one of the country's top doubles teams, finishing No. 8 nationally with a 16-4 record.

Ramirez and Knutson advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2018 NCAA Women's Tennis Doubles Championship. By virtue of their No. 8 ranking, the pair became the first twosome in school history to be awarded All-America honors in doubles.

In 2018, Syracuse earned its second-ever NCAA Tournament invitation. The Orange started the season unranked and eventually climbed to No. 25 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. They closed the campaign with a 17-8 overall record.

2018 ACC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sam Harris, Sr., Duke

2018 All-ACC Academic Women's Tennis Team
Asiya Dair ***, Sr., Boston College
Marie-Alexandre Leduc, Jr., Clemson
Meible Chi **, So., Duke
Sam Harris ****, Sr., Duke
Kaitlyn McCarthy ***, Jr., Duke
Andrea Garcia-Fernandez, So., Florida State
Petra Hule, Fr., Florida State
Ariana Rahmanparast, Jr., Florida State
Carla Touly, So., Florida State
Ida Jarlskog, Fr., Georgia Tech
Mariana Mayer Humberg **, Sr., Louisville
Raven Neely, So., Louisville
Abigail Pahz, Sr., Louisville
Sena Suswam, Jr., Louisville
Ana Madcur, Jr., Miami
Sinead Lohan ***, Sr., Miami
Estela Perez-Somarriba **, So., Miami
Chloe Ouellet-Pizer **, Jr., North Carolina
Makenna Jones **, So., North Carolina
Anna Rogers, So., NC State
Cameron Corse, Fr., Notre Dame
Allison Miller, Sr., Notre Dame
Zoe Spence, So., Notre Dame
Callie Frey, Sr., Pittsburgh
Gabriela Knutson **, Jr., Syracuse
Miranda Ramirez **, So., Syracuse
Meghan Kelley, Jr., Virginia
Katherine Butler, Sr., Virginia Tech
Caroline Daxhelet, Sr., Virginia Tech
Natalie Novotna **, So., Virginia Tech
Emma Davis, Jr., Wake Forest
Eliza Omirou, Fr., Wake Forest

* - denotes number of All-ACC Academic honors

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