Terentyeva Earns SLC All-Academic Honors
5/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FRISCO, Texas -- Stephen F. Austin junior Valeria Terentyeva has been named to the 2015 Southland Conference All-Academic Women's Tennis team, announced today by the league office. It marks Terentyeva's second All-Academic honor of her career, earning second team honors in 2014.
A first team Capital One Academic All-District selection, Terentyeva capped a great junior season, being named a second team All-Southland Conference doubles selection as she and partner Vivienne Kulicke posted a 15-6 overall record, going 9-2 in SLC play. She also had a solid singles season as well, recording a 12-6 mark on the year and going 7-2 in SLC play, playing primarily the No. 4 and No. 5 position.
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Terentyeva helped guide SFA to a share of the 2015 SLC title, the second in program history and the first since 2012. She boats a perfect 4.00 GPA, majoring in physics.
In her three seasons in Nacogdoches, Terentyeva has posted an overall singles record of 42-26 and is 21-10 in Southland Conference play. Competing as a key member of the Ladyjack doubles team, Terentyeva has compiled a 30-21 career record and has been a two-time Commissioners Honor Roll selection.
Terentyeva is one of five players among the All-Academic first team that are repeat selections and is also one of five players to boast a perfect 4.00 GPA with Northwestern State's Natalya Krutova and Southeastern Louisiana's Renee Villarreal joining her as the other players to appear in both categories.
The all-academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance administrators from each Southland Conference university. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all-academic squad.
2015 Southland Conference Women's Tennis All-Academic Teams
First Team
• Stephanie Barnett, Nicholls
• Kaysie Hermsdorf, Abilene Christian
•Brittney Reed, Abilene Christian
• Julia Kral, McNeese State
• Klaudia Gawlik, McNeese State
• Klara Skopac, Nicholls
• Natalya Krutova, Northwestern State
• Tatiana Larina, Northwestern State
• Renee Villarreal, Southeastern Louisiana
• Valeria Terentyeva, Stephen F. Austin
Second Team
• Marta Sans, New Orleans
• Isla Brock, Nicholls
Student-Athlete of the Year: Stephanie Barnett, Nicholls
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