TULSA, Okla. – On Monday, senior women's tennis player Saana Saarteinen earned the ITA Most Improved Player award, as part of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association 2015-16 regional awards. The national award winners for Division I will be announced on Tuesday, May 24.
Saarteinen helped lead the Tulsa women's team to an impressive 21-4 record. Currently, she is ranked 86th nationally in singles play, the highest singles ranking by a Tulsa women's player this season. Last week, she earned a unanimous selection to be on the American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team. She has posted an impressive 23-9 singles record this year, and she played a vital role in helping lead the Golden Hurricane to its second-consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship.