UT Permian Basin’s Raul Stevens and Midwestern State’s Greta Lazzarotto were tabbed Men’s and Women’s Academic Players of the Year, respectively, to headline the Lone Star Conference tennis academic awards announced Thursday by league officials.
Stevens and Lazzarotto, who claimed top honors for the second straight year, earned Academic Player of the Year acclaim for their success on the court and in the classroom.
Joining Stevens on the men’s squad was Falcon teammate Daniel Colmenares, and Western New Mexico’s Zachary Grabovic, Vladimir Gnilozubov and Liam Fraboulet.
Lazzarotto led the women’s team that also included Mustangs teammate Ashley Ramirez, UTPB’s Fernanda Orona, WNMU’s Nadia Justiniano, and Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Valerie Ruiz and Julia Rauer.
Stevens, Gnilozubov, and Lazzarotto were repeat selections.
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.
2018 LSC TENNIS ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
MEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Raul Stevens |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Management |
Pretoria, South Africa |
| Zachary Grabovic |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Psychology |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Vladimir Gnilozubov |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Accounting |
Kazakhstan, Astana |
| Daniel Colmenares |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Petroleum Engineering |
Cajica, Colombia |
| Liam Fraboulet |
Western New Mexico |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Lyce Kerraoul, Paimpol, France |
LSC Men’s Tennis Academic Player of the Year: Raul Stevens, UT Permian Basin
WOMEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Greta Lazzarotto |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
Management |
Bassano del Grappa, Italy |
| Fernanda Orona |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
Marketing |
Durango, Mexico |
| Nadia Justiniano |
Western New Mexico |
So. |
Zoology |
Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| Valerie Ruiz |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Animal Science |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Ashley Ramirez |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Marketing |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Julia Rauer |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
General Business |
Sasbach, Germany |
LSC Women’s Tennis Academic Player of the Year: Greta Lazzarotto, Midwestern State