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Constantinescu Falls in Round One of ITAs

Five Sooners Earn Big 12 Academic Honor

April 27, 2010 | Women's Tennis

April 27, 2010

IRVING, Texas -- Five members of the University of Oklahoma women's tennis team were named to the Academic All-Big 12 tennis teams, announced by the Big 12 Conference on Tuesday afternoon. 

Ana-Maria Constantinescu, Tara Eckel, Marie-Pier Huet and Maria Kalashnikova were named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team, while Kristina Radan was named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team. 

The Sooners tied with Baylor and Iowa State to lead the league with five members each on the first and second teams.  Oklahoma has placed at least one women's tennis player on either team every year since the conference's start in 1997. 

Tuesday marks the second-straight year that five women's tennis players have earned the conference honors. 
First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his/her team's scheduled contests.

Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

 

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