Orange Earn ITA All-Academic Honors
7/24/2018 3:53:00 PM | Tennis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse tennis continues to display excellence on and off the court. The Orange earned ITA All-Academic Team honors for the 2017-18 season while Gabriela Knutson, Nicole Mitchell, Miranda Ramirez and Anna Shkudun garnered recognition as ITA Scholar-Athletes, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Tuesday, July 24.
The Orange, coming off a 17-8 season in which they earned their second-ever NCAA Tournament invitation, received the Team Academic Award for the second time in program history, having previously brought home the honor in 2015-16.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.0 scale).
The Orange's foursome of Knutson, Mitchell, Ramirez and Shkudun are the program's first ITA Scholar-Athletes since Nicole Mitcheu, Amanda Rogers, Komal Safdar and Valeria Salazar received the honor in 2015-16.
Knutson, a broadcast journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, finished the season ranked No. 8 nationally in singles, becoming the first Orange tennis player to earn All-America honors since Erica O'Neill 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 and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second time in her career.
Mitchell, who was an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, capped her Syracuse career with a strong senior campaign, posting a 16-10 overall record across the fall and spring seasons. She notched a 3-0 mark in spring doubles action.
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 across both seasons. Paired with Knutson, she helped form one of the country's top doubles teams, finishing No. 8 nationally with a 16-4 record.
Shkudun, a graduate student in the School of Education, totaled 31 overall victories during the season, the second 30-win season of her career.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must be a varsity letterwinner, have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
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The Orange, coming off a 17-8 season in which they earned their second-ever NCAA Tournament invitation, received the Team Academic Award for the second time in program history, having previously brought home the honor in 2015-16.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.0 scale).
The Orange's foursome of Knutson, Mitchell, Ramirez and Shkudun are the program's first ITA Scholar-Athletes since Nicole Mitcheu, Amanda Rogers, Komal Safdar and Valeria Salazar received the honor in 2015-16.
Knutson, a broadcast journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, finished the season ranked No. 8 nationally in singles, becoming the first Orange tennis player to earn All-America honors since Erica O'Neill 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 and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second time in her career.
Mitchell, who was an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, capped her Syracuse career with a strong senior campaign, posting a 16-10 overall record across the fall and spring seasons. She notched a 3-0 mark in spring doubles action.
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 across both seasons. Paired with Knutson, she helped form one of the country's top doubles teams, finishing No. 8 nationally with a 16-4 record.
Shkudun, a graduate student in the School of Education, totaled 31 overall victories during the season, the second 30-win season of her career.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must be a varsity letterwinner, have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
For complete coverage of Syracuse tennis, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Tennis), Twitter (@Cuse_Tennis) and Instagram (@CuseTennis).
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