IRVING, Texas (April 18, 2017) – FIU sophomore
Maryna Veksler has been named to this year's InTouch Credit Union C-USA Women's Tennis All-Academic Team the league announced on Tuesday. Honorees are voted on by the league's sports information directors for tennis and must hold a minimum 3.2 GPA and have competed in at least 75 percent of their team's scheduled matches.
Veksler, a native of Kiev, Ukraine, has recorded a 3.80 GPA while studying computer engineering. Appearing in all 20 matches at the No. 2 position for the Panthers, Veksler has recorded a 15-2 mark in dual matches. She is tied for the team lead in overall singles wins with 22, owning a 22-5 record this season. A 2015-16 C-USA Academic Medalist (3.5 GPA or better), Veksler has won 19 of her matches in straight sets. She has been a member of the FIU 3.0 club for three-straight terms as well as the Dean's List. Veksler had a season-best, seven-match winning streak to begin the spring season, while going 7-3 during the fall, advancing the quarterfinals of ITA Southeast Regional. Veksler is also 21-4 in doubles action, including a 14-2 mark in dual matches at the No. 2 position.
2017 InTouch Credit Union C-USA Women's Tennis All-Academic Team
Victoria Pahlett, Charlotte, Sr., Växjö, Sweden | 3.94 in International Business
Maryna Veksler, FIU, So., Kiev, Ukraine | 3.80 GPA in Computer Engineering
**Bianca Biglione, Florida Atlantic, Sr., Panama City Beach, Florida | 4.0 GPA in Biology & Psychology
*Derya Turhan, Marshall, Sr., Bad Salzuflen, Germany | 3.79 GPA in Psychology Graduate Program
Lindsey Hodge, Rice, Jr., Roswell, Georgia | 3.97 GPA in Sport Management with a Business Minor
*Katherine Ip, Rice, Sr., Hong Kong | 3.99 GPA in Kinesiology
The 2017 C-USA Women's Tennis Championship begins Thursday, April 20, from Denton, Texas. The Panthers have earned a first-round bye and will await the winner of Charlotte versus LA Tech. FIU's match will take place on Friday, April 21, at 11 a.m. ET.
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