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Colombian Lina Sáchica lives up to expectations for UTEP tennis team, earns Golden Pick Award

UTEP offensive lineman Bobby DeHaro does his teambuildr workouts in the morning and footwork and additional conditioning with trainer Rick Trevizo. El Paso Times

UTEP is going forward with its postseason athletic awards, which are announced each weekday on Facebook and Twitter through May 1. The Golden Pick Award is selected by each program's coach for the top player.

Transferring to UTEP was a big step into the unknown for tennis player Lina Sáchica.

After moving from her native Colombia for college, Sáchica proved her worth at the highest level of the NAIA at Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky, but she wanted to do it at the highest level of the NCAA.