TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of South Alabama women's tennis team received honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association by qualifying as an ITA 2020 All-Academic team, and in addition six student-athletes were recognized for individual ITA achievements.

Seniors Diana Monsalve and Leslie Soto, along with juniors Yu Fujioka, Nikola Kohoutova, Cami Moreno and Milka Pasenen, were among 1,430 Division I women student-athletes that claimed individual recognition.

To qualify as an ITA All-Academic Team, the club must have an average GPA of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale) or above with all members calculated. South Alabama was one of 244 women's tennis programs to earn the distinction.

For the ITA Scholar-Athlete award, the student must achieve a minimum of 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year.

Kohoutova paced the club with eight singles wins, with all coming in consecutive completed matches, while Pasenen won five of seven doubles matches. Both are business administration majors.

Fujioka, the Sun Belt Player of the Year for 2018-19, earned her honors as an accounting major.

Soto, who graduated in May with an international business degree, and Moreno (interdisciplinary studies) combined to win five of their last six doubles matches.

Monsalve, a drama major, won four consecutive singles matches in the spring.

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