Eastern Michigan Athletics
Four Eagles Named to Academic All-MAC Squad
5/17/2016 10:23:00 AM | Tennis
EMU was 1-of-3 schools with four-or-more named to the list
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team saw four of its student-athletes named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team by theleague office, Tuesday, May 17, as Andrea Martinovska (Plzn, Czech Republic-Sport and Management School), Renu Sharma (Fardabad, India), Klara Supejova (Prague, Czech Republic-Sportovni Gymnazium Klandno) and Anna Veleva (Sofia, Bulgaria) garnered the honor. For Martinovska, Sharma and Veleva, it was the first time they were named to the Academic All-MAC team, while Supejova garnered her third academic distinction by the conference.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Martinovska, a sophomore with a 3.68 grade point average is majoring in communication. The Plzn, Czech Republic native posted a 6-14 singles record in dual matches, including a 3-5 record in MAC contests. Martinovska teamed up with Supejova to go 4-1 in MAC doubles matches at No. 1 doubles.
Sharma has not yet declared a major but holds a 3.31 grade point average as a sophomore. Sharma posted a 4-15 record in dual matches this season, while grabbing a 6-18 record in doubles matches.
Supejova remained the Eagles' top player during her senior campaign, competing at No. 1 singles and doubles throughut the entire campaign. A sport managment major with a 3.56 grade point average, the Prague, Czech Republic native earned Second Team All-MAC accolades, becoming EMU's first four-time All-MAC awardwinner since Rebecca Hawkins completed her career in 2003. Supejova was the 2012 MAC Player of the Year and went 7-13 during dual matches this season in singles play. She teamed up with Martinovska to go 4-1 in MAC doubles matches at No. 1 doubles.
Veleva earned her first Academic All-MAC distinction as a sophomore. She is majoring in business administration and owns a 3.64 grade point average. The Sofia, Bulgaria native went 9-12 in dual matches during singles action. She teamed up with Sharma to go 6-9 during doubles matches, while posting a 1-1 record when teaming with either Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna ( Alicante, Spain-IES Figueras Racheco) or Martinovska.
2016 Women's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team (29):
Ariadna Blinova, Akron, Sophomore, 3.32 GPA, Civil Engineering, Riga, Latvia
Sophia Geier, Akron, Sophomore, 3.93 GPA, Sport Management, Burgebrach, Germany
Carli Knezevich, Akron, Sophomore, 3.28 GPA, Sport Management, Austin, Texas
^Martina Zerbola, Akron, Senior, 3.96 GPA, Accounting, Neuquen, Argentina
^Toni Ormond, Ball State, Junior, 3.936 GPA, Teaching Foreign Language, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Antonina Farrar, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.291 GPA, Inclusive Early Childhood, Perrysburg, Ohio
Drew Fillis, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.534 GPA, Athletic Training, Toledo, Ohio
Emily Witt, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.545 GPA, Biology, Grafton, Ohio
Tanja Stojanovska, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.778 GPA, Exercise Science, Ohrid, Macedonia
Christine Haraldson, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.463 GPA, Management, Hoelviken, Sweden
Andrea Martinovska, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.68 GPA, Communication, Plzn, Czech Republic
Renu Sharma, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.31 GPA, Undeclared, Fardabad, India
^*Klara Supejova, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.56 GPA, Sport Management, Plzn, Czech Republic
Anna Veleva, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.64 GPA, Business Administration, Sofia, Bulgaria
^Andreea Badileanu, Miami, Junior, 3.55 GPA, Bioengineering, Bucharest, Romania
Nelli Ponomareva, Miami, Sophomore, 3.23 GPA, University Studies, Krasnodar, Russia
^Ana Rajkovic, Miami, Senior, 3.30 GPA, Chemical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
Anastasiia Vasiukhina, Miami, Sophomore, 3.74 GPA, Bioengineering, Moscow, Russia
^Cristina Alvarez, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.95 GPA, Electrical-Computer Engineering, Zaragoza, Spain
Abigail Dekkinga, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.84 GPA, Media Studies, Allegan, Mich.
Evelyn Youel, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.88 GPA, Mathematics Education, Crystal Lake, Ill.
^Mackenzie Bowman, Toledo, Senior, 3.481 GPA, Bioengineering, Bothell, Wash.
Sidnay Huck, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.468 GPA, Early Childhood Education, Fort Wayne, Ind.
^Emily Mazzola, Toledo, Senior, 3.588 GPA, Communication, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Colleen O'Brien, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.527 GPA, Biology, Ann Arbor, Mich.
^Lauren Thai, Toledo, Senior, 3.738 GPA, Biology, Galloway, Ohio
^Meika Ashby, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.55 GPA, Recreation: Sport Management, Kalamazoo, Mich.
^Tracy Kuhle, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.96 GPA, Marketing, Decatur, Ill.
Olivia Myers, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.51 GPA, Exercise Science, Belmont, Ohio
^2015 Academic All-MAC Team
*2014 Academic All-MAC Team
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Martinovska, a sophomore with a 3.68 grade point average is majoring in communication. The Plzn, Czech Republic native posted a 6-14 singles record in dual matches, including a 3-5 record in MAC contests. Martinovska teamed up with Supejova to go 4-1 in MAC doubles matches at No. 1 doubles.
Sharma has not yet declared a major but holds a 3.31 grade point average as a sophomore. Sharma posted a 4-15 record in dual matches this season, while grabbing a 6-18 record in doubles matches.
Supejova remained the Eagles' top player during her senior campaign, competing at No. 1 singles and doubles throughut the entire campaign. A sport managment major with a 3.56 grade point average, the Prague, Czech Republic native earned Second Team All-MAC accolades, becoming EMU's first four-time All-MAC awardwinner since Rebecca Hawkins completed her career in 2003. Supejova was the 2012 MAC Player of the Year and went 7-13 during dual matches this season in singles play. She teamed up with Martinovska to go 4-1 in MAC doubles matches at No. 1 doubles.
Veleva earned her first Academic All-MAC distinction as a sophomore. She is majoring in business administration and owns a 3.64 grade point average. The Sofia, Bulgaria native went 9-12 in dual matches during singles action. She teamed up with Sharma to go 6-9 during doubles matches, while posting a 1-1 record when teaming with either Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna ( Alicante, Spain-IES Figueras Racheco) or Martinovska.
2016 Women's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team (29):
Ariadna Blinova, Akron, Sophomore, 3.32 GPA, Civil Engineering, Riga, Latvia
Sophia Geier, Akron, Sophomore, 3.93 GPA, Sport Management, Burgebrach, Germany
Carli Knezevich, Akron, Sophomore, 3.28 GPA, Sport Management, Austin, Texas
^Martina Zerbola, Akron, Senior, 3.96 GPA, Accounting, Neuquen, Argentina
^Toni Ormond, Ball State, Junior, 3.936 GPA, Teaching Foreign Language, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Antonina Farrar, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.291 GPA, Inclusive Early Childhood, Perrysburg, Ohio
Drew Fillis, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.534 GPA, Athletic Training, Toledo, Ohio
Emily Witt, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.545 GPA, Biology, Grafton, Ohio
Tanja Stojanovska, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.778 GPA, Exercise Science, Ohrid, Macedonia
Christine Haraldson, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.463 GPA, Management, Hoelviken, Sweden
Andrea Martinovska, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.68 GPA, Communication, Plzn, Czech Republic
Renu Sharma, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.31 GPA, Undeclared, Fardabad, India
^*Klara Supejova, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.56 GPA, Sport Management, Plzn, Czech Republic
Anna Veleva, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.64 GPA, Business Administration, Sofia, Bulgaria
^Andreea Badileanu, Miami, Junior, 3.55 GPA, Bioengineering, Bucharest, Romania
Nelli Ponomareva, Miami, Sophomore, 3.23 GPA, University Studies, Krasnodar, Russia
^Ana Rajkovic, Miami, Senior, 3.30 GPA, Chemical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
Anastasiia Vasiukhina, Miami, Sophomore, 3.74 GPA, Bioengineering, Moscow, Russia
^Cristina Alvarez, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.95 GPA, Electrical-Computer Engineering, Zaragoza, Spain
Abigail Dekkinga, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.84 GPA, Media Studies, Allegan, Mich.
Evelyn Youel, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.88 GPA, Mathematics Education, Crystal Lake, Ill.
^Mackenzie Bowman, Toledo, Senior, 3.481 GPA, Bioengineering, Bothell, Wash.
Sidnay Huck, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.468 GPA, Early Childhood Education, Fort Wayne, Ind.
^Emily Mazzola, Toledo, Senior, 3.588 GPA, Communication, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Colleen O'Brien, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.527 GPA, Biology, Ann Arbor, Mich.
^Lauren Thai, Toledo, Senior, 3.738 GPA, Biology, Galloway, Ohio
^Meika Ashby, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.55 GPA, Recreation: Sport Management, Kalamazoo, Mich.
^Tracy Kuhle, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.96 GPA, Marketing, Decatur, Ill.
Olivia Myers, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.51 GPA, Exercise Science, Belmont, Ohio
^2015 Academic All-MAC Team
*2014 Academic All-MAC Team
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