Irina Sotnikova earns Academic All-SLC
6/3/2008 1:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sam Houston State women's tennis player Irina Sotnikova has been named to the 2008 Academic All-Southland Conference honor squad.
The junior from Riga, Latvia, led the Bearkats to their fourth consecutive Southland Conference post-season tournament appearance this spring.
Sotnikova compiled an 15-5 record at number one singles in dual match play and teamed with Peta Taylor for an 18-2 record at number one doubles. Sotnikova ranks as Sam Houston State's all-time winningest singles and doubles player. In the class room, she holds a 3.78 grade point average majoring in finance.
Two other Bearkats, Patricia Manzur and Eleonora Kuruc, were recognized as Academic All-Southland honorable mention.
Manzur, a junior from Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, played number five singles and number three doubles for the Bearkats. She holds a 3.43 overall grade point average majoring in psychology.
Kuruc, a junior from Novi Sad, Serbia, played number two singles and number three doubles this year. She posted a 3.21 grade point average majoring in business.
The Academic All-Southland Conference women's tennis list for 2008:
Nina Knavs ? Southeastern La. ? Ljubljana, Slovenia ? 4.0 ? Business
Breda Kovac ? Southeastern La. ? Ljubljana, Slovenia ? 3.94 ? Business
Gebride Gedeva ? Stephen F. Austin ? Sofia, Bulgaria ? 4.0 ? Business
Maria Gutierrez ? Lamar ?San Antonio, Venezuela ? 3.88 ? Civil Engineering
Ali Gulida ? TX St-San Marcos ?Buenos Aires, Argentina ? 3.8 ? Marketing
Karen Scida ? UTSA ? Tucuman, Argentina ? 3.8 ? Chemistry
Irina Sotnikova ? Sam Houston State ?Riga, Latvia ? 3.78 ? Finance
Jana Simurkova ? Southeastern La. ?Trencin, Slovak Republic ? 3.63 ? Finance
Bonnie Phillips ? Southeastern La. ?Maunganui, New Zealand ? 3.34 ? Accounting
Inga Effimenko ? McNeese State ? Obninsk, Russia ? 3.73 ? Management
Monika Drabkova ? UTSA ?Prague, Czech Republic ? 3.82 ? Marketing
Holly Phillips ? UTSA ?Rochester, New York ? 3.95 ? Biology
