AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference has released the men's and women's tennis Teams of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. Eight University of North Georgia student-athletes garnered the prestigious academic honor:
Men's Tennis
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Cole Brainard (Sophomore) – 3.80/Finance
Women's Tennis
• Claudelle Labonte Frey (Senior) – 3.71/Psychology
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Vaishali Jorge (Senior) – 3.36/Interdisciplinary Studies
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Johanna Lippert (Sophomore) – 3.67/Management
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Anna Markvartova (Junior) – 3.47/Management
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Svetlana Teterina (Sophomore) – 3.45/Management
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Rafaella Jean Villanueva (Senior) – 3.93/Finance
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Cibeles Zuddy (Senior) – 3.38/Management
The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA Academic All-America program.
To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.
Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
