TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Creighton women's tennis teams claimed a 2019 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award and eight individuals from the women's team earned scholar-athlete awards, the ITA announced on Thursday.
The women's team posted a 3.60 GPA in the spring semester and a 3.71 mark in the fall. Meredith Benson, Claire Embree, Erin Epperson, Laura Higueras, Ashley Ishimura, Kendra Lavallee, Gabby O'Connor and Sarah Wilcox each earned recognition as scholar-athletes. In addition to its ITA award, the women's tennis team claimed its eighth consecutive APR Public Recognition Award in May.