DALLAS (April 16, 2019) - FIU senior 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.
The Ukraine native sports a 3.62 GPA as a Computer Engineering major and has been tabbed to the Dean's List every semester since starting at FIU.
"There is no doubt about Maryna's hard work. She puts her all in the classroom and on the court and she values her education which is going to play an important role in her future," said Head Coach Katarina Petrovic
Veksler is no newcomer to the list and as she was last named to the All-Academic Team in 2017 during her sophomore year. To further recognize her success in the classroom, Veksler has alsobeen named to the C-USA Commissioner's list numerous times and she was also a recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal two years in a row.
On the court, Veksler holds 74 career singles wins and 73 career doubles wins. Her tenure includes a conference title which was earned in 2018 and a bid to the NCAAs last season after winning the deciding match at the conference tournament. Veksler also became FIU's first C-USA Freshman of the Year honoree after the 2015-16 campaign. She currently holds an 9-7 record and is 12-6 in doubles play as the Panthers head into the C-USA Championships later this week.
2019 InTouch Credit Union C-USA Women's Tennis All-Academic Team
Pierina Imparato, Charlotte
Maryna Veksler, FIU
Anna Smith, Marshall
Costanza Magazzini, Middle Tennessee
Maria Kononova, North Texas
Tjasa Jerse, Southern Miss
LAST TIME OUT
The Panthers dropped two-straight matches in Houston, Texas. On Saturday, April 6 FIU fell 4-3 to the No. 47 USF Bulls before dropping a tough 4-0 loss on Sunday, April 7 to conference opponent, Rice.
UP NEXT
FIU will travel back to Houston, Texas for the C-USA Championships which begins Thursday, April 18 through Monday, April 22.
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