Orange Trio Named ITA Scholar-Athletes
7/29/2020 8:58:00 AM | Tennis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse women's tennis was honored as an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team in 2019-20, while three Orange were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
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Freshmen Kim Hansen, Polina Kozyreva and senior Miranda Ramirez each earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status. All three players were also named to the ACC Honor Roll last month.
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An enrollee in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, Hansen was 23-9 in her first year with the Orange, including an 8-3 record in spring singles.
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Kozyreva, an information management and technology major, posted a 5-2 mark in spring singles and was 11-7 overall.
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Ramirez holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and ranks seventh in school history with 131 career victories. An ACC Postgraduate Scholar, Ramirez previously announced she would return for a fifth season in 2020-21 after going 27-14 last year, including a 9-2 spring singles record.
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For programs to receive the ITA All-Academic Team Award, a team must earn a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher. To earn ITA Scholar-Athlete honors, a student-athlete must be a varsity letterwinner with a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2019-20 academic year.
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Freshmen Kim Hansen, Polina Kozyreva and senior Miranda Ramirez each earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status. All three players were also named to the ACC Honor Roll last month.
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An enrollee in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, Hansen was 23-9 in her first year with the Orange, including an 8-3 record in spring singles.
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Kozyreva, an information management and technology major, posted a 5-2 mark in spring singles and was 11-7 overall.
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Ramirez holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and ranks seventh in school history with 131 career victories. An ACC Postgraduate Scholar, Ramirez previously announced she would return for a fifth season in 2020-21 after going 27-14 last year, including a 9-2 spring singles record.
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For programs to receive the ITA All-Academic Team Award, a team must earn a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher. To earn ITA Scholar-Athlete honors, a student-athlete must be a varsity letterwinner with a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2019-20 academic year.
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For complete coverage of Syracuse women's tennis, follow us on Twitter (@Cuse_Tennis), Instagram (@CuseTennis) and like us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Tennis).
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