Colorado University Athletics
CU Pair Earns Academic Team
April 22, 2003
DALLAS - Senior Dominique Lemperle and junior Morgan Sall were each named to the 2003 Women's Tennis Academic All-Big 12 first team, the conference office announced Tuesday. The Big 12 will name a total of 63 student-athletes represented on the conference academic men's and women's teams.
Lemperle, a graduate student from Braunschweig, Germany majoring in communication, earns her third academic honor from the conference having been named to the 2000-01 and 2001-02 teams. Sall, a junior from Miami, Fla., majoring in economics, also earned academic honors last season.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the tennis academic all-league squads consisted of 52 first-team members combined with 11 on the second-team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better grade-point average, while the second-team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 grade point average or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her/his team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible.
Complete results for the Big 12 Tennis Tournament will be available on the league's web site, www.big12sports.com.