Aug. 11, 2006

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - For the sixth straight year, the Lady Tiger tennis program was on the list of teams named All-Academic award winners by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) it was announced, Friday. In addition to the team's sixth award, three Lady Tigers were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, led the program's first-time four-time award winner, Andrea Feichtinger.

In order to be named an ITA All-Academic team, the team GPA had to be a 3.2 or higher. The Lady Tigers were one of two Conference USA schools to earn the ITA honor, joining Rice as the only league schools on the list. In all, 92 women's programs in NCAA Division I tennis were named to the list.

Senior Andrea Feichtinger also made some school history, becoming the first-ever Lady Tiger to win four ITA Scholar-Athlete awards. Feichtinger, who came to Memphis from her native Austria, completed both her bachelor's and master's degrees in four seasons at Memphis. Teammates Alex Tjioe and Christina Wieser also were named multiple-time award winners, as each earned her second honors following her junior season.

The Lady Tigers will open their fall season at UALR, Sept. 22-24th.

ITA All-Academic Teams - Division I Women (92)
Alabama, University of
American University
Arizona State University
Arkansas at Little Rock, University of
Arkansas State
Ball State University
Belmont University
Binghamton University
Boise State University
Boston University
Bradley University
Brown University
Buffalo, University at
Cleveland State University
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
Creighton University
Dartmouth College
Denver, University of
DePaul University
Detroit Mercy, University of
East Tennessee State Univ.
Eastern Washington Univ.
Elon University
Evansville, University of
Fairfield University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Florida, University of
Fresno State University
Furman University
Gardner-Webb University
Georgia State
Harvard University
High Point University
Hofstra University
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Indiana- Purdue Fort Wayne
Indiana University
Iowa State University
James Madison University
Kansas State University
Kansas, University of
Lafayette College
Long Beach State Univ.
Long Island University
Louisville, university of
Maimi, University of
Marist College
Maryland, University of
Maryland-Baltimore County
Massachusetts, University of
Memphis, University of
Michigan Sate University
Minnesota, University of
Mississippi State University
Mississippi, University of
Missouri, University of
Murray State University
Nevada-Las Vegas, University of
New Mexico State University
New Mexico, University of
Niagara University
Northern Iowa, University of
Notre Dame, University of
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma, University of
Pacific, University of the
Princeton University
Quinnipiac University
Radford University
Rice University
Rutgers University
Sacred Heart University
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Peter's College
Sam Houston State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern Methodist University
Stetson University
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M
Texas-Pan American, University of
Troy university
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Western Carolina University
Western Michigan University
Winthrop University
Wyoming, University of
Xavier University
Yale University