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Ante, Herder and Johnson Named To MVC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete Team

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – The Drake University women's tennis team garnered three Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete selections, announced by the league office on Tuesday (April 26).

Senior Maddie Johnson and sophomore Tess Herder received first-team scholar-athlete honors, while senior Mariel Ante earned honorable mention honors.

Johnson maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA as a psychology major and was named first-team scholar-athlete the last two years. She leads the Bulldogs with a 23-9 singles record and has tallied 18 doubles victories. On Sunday, Johnson earned her 100th career singles victory and is three wins away from becoming the Drake's all-time wins leader.