Five Bulldogs Named ITA Scholar Athletes

Athens, Ga. -- For the fourth straight season, the University of Georgia women's tennis team was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Associate All-Academic Team, as well as five student athletes were named ITA Scholar Athletes announced by the ITA Monday afternoon.

Senior Elena Chrisofti, juniors Katarina Jokic and Morgan Coppoc, sophomore Meg Kowalski and freshman Lea Ma were all named ITA Scholar Athletes. This is the fourth straight year Christofi has been named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, the second for Kowalski and first time for Jokic, Coppoc and Ma.
"It was another outstanding year for UGA women's tennis academically," Head Coach Jeff Wallace said. "Our student athletes continue to excel int he classroom as well as on the courts. We always appreciate the hard work they put into our program."

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirement, having a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year. To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements, have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale), and all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.

Christofi, a finance major, was the Georgia female recipient of the Boyd McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarship, as well as Marilyn Vincent Scholar-Athlete Award which is given to the graduating female senior with the highest GPA. Christofi made the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletic Honor Roll eight times in her career plus appeared on the Dean's List multiples times as well. She served as the team's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Representative too.

Jokic, an intended risk management and insurance major, has made the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll four times in her career, including the Dean's List once. She is a two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was an IUTA Scholar-Athlete in 2018.

Coppoc, a risk management and insurance major, was named to the SEC Spring Honor Roll this past season, as well as being named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll Dean's List this fall semester.

Kowalski, an intended sports management major, is a three time member of the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll, a two time member of the SEC Academic Spring Honor Roll and a two time member of the SEC Community Service Team.

Ma, an intended sports management major, was named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for the first time in her career in the fall, as well as being named to the 2019-2020 First-Year Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

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