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Women's Tennis Recognized For Sportsmanship, Again
5/17/2007 5:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
A day after earning a conference award for sportsmanship, the
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The ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award is a monthly award given to men's and women's teams that have exemplified outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct in the true spirit of competition and collegiate tennis.
The winners are selected by the ITA Ethics and Infractions Committee from nominations received from all ITA member institutions (NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges). This monthly award began in 2003.
MSU's men's and women's tennis teams received Ohio Valley Conference Sportsmanship Awards on Wednesday.
Head coach Connie Keasling's team captured the program's sixth OVC Tennis Championship this season with a 4-1 victory over Samford in the tournament final, and made the program's fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
MSU's Anna Lask was named OVC Player of the Year and first team all-conference. Fellow seniors Rachael Lask and Casady Pruitt were selected second team all-conference.
Other team members include Adriana Alvarez, Lynsey Bochenek, Angela McGahee, Lyndsay Ottosen and Anne Pennington.
As the governing body of collegiate tennis the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) promotes both the athletic and academic achievements of the collegiate tennis community.
The ITA, which was founded in 1956 and is based in Skillman, N.J., administers numerous regional and national championships, the ITA Collegiate Summer Circuit presented by the USTA, and the Fila Collegiate Tennis Rankings for men's and women's tennis at the NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior College levels.
The ITA also has a comprehensive awards program for players and coaches to honor excellence in academics, leadership and sportsmanship.
