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Three Redbirds Earn MVC Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete Recognition

ST. LOUIS – Illinois State women's tennis players Kadi Ilves and Catherine Shulman were two of 10 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First-Team selections, the league office announced Tuesday. Additionally, Sarah Paulson earned a spot on the Honorable Mention Team.

Below is a description of each Redbird selected to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.

Kadi Ilves, Sr., Tallinn, Estonia, 4.0 GPA, Renewable Energy
Three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team selection (2014, 2015 and 2016) … Has an overall singles record of 14-10, a spring singles record of 10-9 and an MVC singles record of 3-4 … Has an overall doubles record of 18-13 and a spring doubles record of 8-12 … Teamed up with Marcia Tere-Apisah to win the 2015 MVC Individual Championship Flight 1 Doubles title … Also teamed up with Tere-Apisah to win the A Flight Doubles Championship at the 2015 Bradley Invitational … Earned the B Flight Singles Championship at the 2015 Bradley Invitational.