June 13, 2011

AMERICUS - The Georgia Southwestern tennis teams combined to placed three players on recently released 2011 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Teams. Sophomores Mollie McGowan and Ryan Bartz, along with senior Victor Pinones-Haltenhoff, received First Team honors. 

McGowan finished with the spring with a 15-9 overall singles record and ranked second on the squad with a .625 winning percentage. The Americus native went 4-2 at No. 4 and 11-7 at No. 5. She kept a winning mark in doubles, as well, going 12-9 overall and her 4-7 record in Peach Belt play helped the Lady Hurricanes finish 2011 with a 13-11 overall record and a 2-10 mark in conference action. GSW more than doubled their win total from 2010 (6) and the two wins in conference are the most in Southwestern's NCAA era. A two-sport athlete, McGowan was named to the 2010 PBC All-Academic Women's Cross Country First Team.

In the classroom, the chemistry/pre-pharmacy major holds a 3.93 grade point average.

Bartz finished 2011 with a winning record (6-5) at the No. 3 singles position. The Warner Robins, Ga. native saw time at No. 2 and No. 4 and ended the spring with an overall mark of 7-14. He ended the season on a three-match winning streak that included a pair of PBC victories. In doubles play, Bartz went 6-15, with all but one of the matches coming at No. 2.  

In the classroom, the engineering major holds a 3.54 grade point average.

Pinones-Haltenhoff finished 2011 with a 4-10 record at the No. 1 singles position. After suffering a season-opening loss at NCAA Division I Mercer University, the Barcelona, Spain native won four of his next six matches. In the challenging PBC, Pinones-Haltenhoff faced four nationally-ranked players down the stretch. On the doubles side, he went 7-14 overall at the No. 1 position and finished 5-8 when teaming with freshman Chris Eastwood.

In the classroom, the marketing major held a 3.53 grade point average.

The All-Academic Team is part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field. To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must participate in at least half of her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; have achieved a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and have completed at least one full academic year at her current institution.

2011 Women's Tennis All-Academic Team

Player	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Mona Blauen	Francis Marion	Soph.	Cologne, Germany	3.63	Management
Tracy Castillo	Columbus State	Soph.	Aachen, Germany	3.65	Psychology
Marie Cercelletti	Clayton State	Jr.	Domvallier, France	3.41	Marketing
Marina Ferreira	Augusta State	Soph.	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	3.76	Management
Jitka Gavdunova	Francis Marion	Jr.	Vejprty, Czech Republic	3.51	Marketing
Kathleen Henry	Armstrong Atlantic St.	Jr.	Anderson, S.C.	3.59	Economics
Stephanie Humphrey	USC Aiken	Sr.	Harpenden, England	3.86	Communications
Ivana Krommelova	Clayton State	Soph.	Nove Zamky, Slovakia	3.73	Management
Mollie McGowan	Georgia Southwestern	Soph.	Americus, Ga.	3.93	Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy
Alida Muller-Wehlau	Armstrong Atlantic St.	Sr.	Flensburg, Germany	3.57	Economics
Calli Robinson	Montevallo	Sr.	Adel, Ga.	3.84	Communication Studies
Viktoriya Semyrodenko	Clayton State	Sr.	Donetsk, Ukraine	3.37	Health & Fitness Mgmt.

Honorable Mention: Kodi Bobo, Montevallo; Rachel Gould, Flagler; Kerry Hall, Francis Marion; Michelle Lingner, Georgia College; Kim Lochner, Georgia College; Amy McGucken, Montevallo; Helene Nordgreen, Montevallo; Andrea Redrado, Columbus St.; Gabby Scammacca, Flagler; Melanie Schnieder, USC Aiken; Stasa Vujosevic, North Georgia.

2011 Men's Tennis All-Academic Team

Player	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Robert Angelucci	Georgia College	Jr.	Acworth, Ga.	3.65	Mathematics
Ryan Bartz	Georgia Southwestern	Soph.	Warner Robins, Ga.	3.54	Engineering
Henrique Boturao	Augusta State	Jr.	Santos, Brazil	3.60	Finance
Filip Cojbasic	Columbus State	Sr.	Cacak, Serbia	3.96	Finance
David Cotrone	Flagler	Sr.	Bradenton, Fla.	3.30	Business (Religion)
Ben Klaas	USC Aiken	Soph.	Kuala Lampur, Malaysia	3.67	Business Management
Jerome Leborgne	Georgia College	Jr.	Coordimanche, Germany	3.88	Mathematics
Carlos Marques	Lander	Sr.	Uba, Brazil	3.65	Business Administration
Christophe Noblet	Columbus State	Sr.	Le Seyne Sur Mer, France	3.66	Sport Science
Victor Piñones-Haltenhoff	Georgia Southwestern	Sr.	Barcelona, Spain	3.53	Marketing
Karl Rogers	Francis Marion	Sr.	Killiney, Ireland	3.36	Finance
Adrien Saulais	North Georgia	Jr.	Koonung, Australia	3.32	Marketing