For the second straight year, Midwestern State’s
Vjekoslav Stipanic and Northeastern State’s Michaela Romanova were tabbed Men’s and Women’s Academic Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the Lone Star Conference tennis academic awards announced Thursday by league officials.
Stipanic earned Academic Player of the Year acclaim for his success on the courts and in the classroom. He led the team which also included teammate Bo Zaputovic, East Central’s Andres Nunez and Carlos Muro, Cameron’s Thomas Peixoto and Abilene Christian’s Eldad Campbell.
Romanova claimed Academic Player of the Year honors on the women’s side for her work on the court and in the classroom. She was joined on the team by fellow RiverHawk Karoline Cichon, CU’s Amanda Moberg and Julia Puckhaber, Tarleton’s Mariana Freitas and Central Oklahoma’s Julia Shviadok.
To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement.
2011 LSC TENNIS ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
| MEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
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Team |
Yr. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Vjekoslav Stipanic |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Tivat, Montenegro |
| Bo Zaputovic |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Tivat, Montenegro |
| Andres Nunez |
East Central |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Santiago, Chile |
| Thomas Peixoto |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Agriculture |
Campo Grande, Brazil |
| Carlos Muro |
East Central |
Jr. |
Business Management |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Eldad Campbell |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
Marketing |
Kingston, Jamaica |
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| LSC Men's Tennis Academic Player of the Year: Vjekoslav Stipanic, Midwestern State |
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| WOMEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
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| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Michaela Romanova |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Finance |
Kosice, Slovakia |
| Karolina Cichon |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Health Care Administration |
Warsaw, Poland |
| Amanda Moberg |
Cameron |
So. |
Business |
Norrköping, Sweden |
| Julia Puckhaber |
Cameron |
So. |
Business |
Hambergen, Germany |
| Mariana Freitas |
Tarleton State |
Sr. |
Marine Biology |
Lisban, Portugal |
| Julia Shviadok |
Central Oklahoma |
Jr. |
Actuarial science |
Brest, Belarus |
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| LSC Women's Tennis Academic Player of the Year: Michaela Romanova, Northeastern State |