ITA Recognizes 11 Goucher Players for Academics
SKILLMAN, N.J. – In recognition of their academic accomplishments, 11 tennis players from Goucher have been designated 2008 ITA Scholar-Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the governing body of collegiate tennis.
ITA Recognizes 11 Goucher Players for Academics
Honorees Must Achieve GPA of 3.50 or Higher During Academic Year
December 18, 2008
SKILLMAN, N.J. – In recognition of their academic
accomplishments, 11 tennis players from Goucher have been
designated 2008 ITA Scholar-Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association, the governing body of collegiate tennis.
To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must meet the
following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letterwinner, 2.) achieve a
GPA of 3.50 or higher during the academic year, and 3.) have been
enrolled at his/her present school for at least two semesters.
From Goucher's men's tennis program, Chris Covey (Exeter,
N.H./Exeter), Andrew Gerst (Newton, Mass./Newton
North), Jeff McLeod (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus),
Amit Rosenberg (Bellevue, Wash./International
School) and Billie Weiss (Lutherville,
Md./Dulaney) were named 2008 ITA Scholar-Athletes.
The following six members of Goucher's women's tennis team earned
the ITA Scholar-Athlete designation following the 2007-08 season:
Mouna Attarha (Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont),
Dana Clark (Oxford, Mich./Sacred Heart),
Hilary Fast (Wilton, Maine/Mt. Blue), Kim
McPhail (Seattle Wash./Roosevelt), Joan Pulupa
(Gaihersburg, Md./Richard Montgomery) and Katie
Shaw (Albuquerque, N.M./Bosque School).
In addition to the 11 individuals who were recognized, both of
Goucher's tennis programs qualified to be 2008 ITA All-Academic
Teams, an honor which goes to any program on which the combined
cumulative GPA of every eligible student-athlete is 3.20 or above.