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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Three Falcons from Tennis Named to Academic All-MAC Honors
May 11, 2018 | Women's Tennis
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Three from the Bowling Green tennis program have been named to Academic All-MAC honors for their efforts both on and off the courts in the 2017-18 season, including junior Polina Radeva and sophomores Ayumi Sasaki and Marharita-Sophia Tavpash.
Three of just 27 individuals to earn the honor this season, it is Radeva's second Academic All-MAC accolade, while it is a first in the careers of Sasaki and Tavpash.
A native of Varna, Bulgaria, Radeva has earned a 3.76 cumulative GPA while majoring in psychology. The junior was named to First Team All-MAC honors for the first time in her career, and earned MAC Doubles Team of the Week accolades with partner Sasaki on Jan. 24. On the season, Radeva earned a 12-9 singles record in addition to a 12-8 mark in doubles action with Sasaki.
With a 4.00 GPA in individualized business, Sasaki is the lone player on the 2018 Women's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team to post a perfect GPA in the conference. A native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the sophomore also earned MAC Doubles Team of the Week with partner Radeva on Jan. 24, in addition to earning the match-deciding point twice at home this season in singles wins against Xavier (Jan. 21) and Ball State (March 25).
With a 14-6 overall record in doubles play with partner Paula Comella, sophomore Tavpash was named to the Academic All-MAC team with a 3.909 GPA in business management. On the season, Tavpash was named MAC Doubles Team of the Week with Comella on Feb. 28, and tallied a 12-7 record in singles play while playing the majority of the season at No. 3.
Nominees must have a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average and compete in at least 50 percent of the season's competitions to be eligible for the Academic All-MAC team. First year students and transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bowling Green tennis program, follow the Falcons on Twitter at @BGSUTennis and @BGAthletics, as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
2018 Women's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team (27):
^Luisa Echeverry, Akron, Junior, 3.624 GPA, Mechanical Engineering, Cali, Columbia
^*Carli Knezevich, Akron, Senior, 3.371 GPA, Sport Management, Austin, Texas
Rita Pedroso, Akron, Sophomore, 3.90 GPA, International Business, Porto, Portugal
^Isabelle Dohanics, Ball State, Junior, 3.443 GPA, Biology, Cranberry Township, PA
^Polina Radeva, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.76 GPA, Psychology, Varna, Bulgaria
Ayumi Sasaki, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Individualized Business, Montreal, Quebec
Marharita-Sophia Tavpash, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.909 GPA, Business Management, Lviv, Ukraine
^Chantal Martinez Blanco, Buffalo, Junior, 3.739 GPA, Economics, San Juan, Puerto Rico
^Mercedes Losada Rubio, Buffalo, Junior, 3.626 GPA, Management, Granada, Spain
Anna Savchenko, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.681 GPA, English, Limassol, Cyprus
^Sanjana Sudhir, Buffalo, Junior, 3.599 GPA, Economics, Thrissur, India
^Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.40 GPA, Entrepreneurship, Alicante, Spain
^*Andrea Martinovska, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.68 GPA, International Affairs, Plzn, Czech Republic
^Marie Mayerova, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.42 GPA, Criminology, Krmelin, Czech Republic
^*Anastasiia Vasiukhina, Miami, Senior, 3.82 GPA, Bioengineering, Moscow, Russia
^Emily Struble, Miami, Junior, 3.97 GPA, Speech Pathology & Audiology, Holt, Mich.
^*Abigail Dekkinga, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.62 GPA, Communications–Media Studies, Allegan, Mich.
^*Evelyn Youel, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.844 GPA, Mathematics Education, Crystal Lake, Ill.
Brodie Walker, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.689 GPA, International Politics, Bristol, England
^Claire Aleck, Toledo, Junior, 3.90 PGA, Exercise Science, Ada, Mich.
^*Sidnay Huck, Toledo, Senior, 3.60 GPA, Education, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dee Dee Leenabanchong, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.60 GPA, Information Systems, Bangkok, Thailand
^*Colleen O'Brien, Toledo, Senior, 3.57 GPA, Biology, Ann Arbor, Mich.
^Denise Azcui, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.93 GPA, Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering, Bloomington, Ind.
^Katja Fevralev, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.46 GPA, Fashion Design & Development, Bielefeld, Germany
^Melina Lyubomirova, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.63 GPA, Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Gabriela Slavova, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.72 GPA, Pre-Human Resource Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
^2017 Academic All-MAC Team
*2016 Academic All-MAC Team
Three of just 27 individuals to earn the honor this season, it is Radeva's second Academic All-MAC accolade, while it is a first in the careers of Sasaki and Tavpash.
A native of Varna, Bulgaria, Radeva has earned a 3.76 cumulative GPA while majoring in psychology. The junior was named to First Team All-MAC honors for the first time in her career, and earned MAC Doubles Team of the Week accolades with partner Sasaki on Jan. 24. On the season, Radeva earned a 12-9 singles record in addition to a 12-8 mark in doubles action with Sasaki.
With a 4.00 GPA in individualized business, Sasaki is the lone player on the 2018 Women's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team to post a perfect GPA in the conference. A native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the sophomore also earned MAC Doubles Team of the Week with partner Radeva on Jan. 24, in addition to earning the match-deciding point twice at home this season in singles wins against Xavier (Jan. 21) and Ball State (March 25).
With a 14-6 overall record in doubles play with partner Paula Comella, sophomore Tavpash was named to the Academic All-MAC team with a 3.909 GPA in business management. On the season, Tavpash was named MAC Doubles Team of the Week with Comella on Feb. 28, and tallied a 12-7 record in singles play while playing the majority of the season at No. 3.
Nominees must have a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average and compete in at least 50 percent of the season's competitions to be eligible for the Academic All-MAC team. First year students and transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bowling Green tennis program, follow the Falcons on Twitter at @BGSUTennis and @BGAthletics, as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
2018 Women's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team (27):
^Luisa Echeverry, Akron, Junior, 3.624 GPA, Mechanical Engineering, Cali, Columbia
^*Carli Knezevich, Akron, Senior, 3.371 GPA, Sport Management, Austin, Texas
Rita Pedroso, Akron, Sophomore, 3.90 GPA, International Business, Porto, Portugal
^Isabelle Dohanics, Ball State, Junior, 3.443 GPA, Biology, Cranberry Township, PA
^Polina Radeva, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.76 GPA, Psychology, Varna, Bulgaria
Ayumi Sasaki, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Individualized Business, Montreal, Quebec
Marharita-Sophia Tavpash, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.909 GPA, Business Management, Lviv, Ukraine
^Chantal Martinez Blanco, Buffalo, Junior, 3.739 GPA, Economics, San Juan, Puerto Rico
^Mercedes Losada Rubio, Buffalo, Junior, 3.626 GPA, Management, Granada, Spain
Anna Savchenko, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.681 GPA, English, Limassol, Cyprus
^Sanjana Sudhir, Buffalo, Junior, 3.599 GPA, Economics, Thrissur, India
^Alejandra Barcelo Almoyna, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.40 GPA, Entrepreneurship, Alicante, Spain
^*Andrea Martinovska, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.68 GPA, International Affairs, Plzn, Czech Republic
^Marie Mayerova, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.42 GPA, Criminology, Krmelin, Czech Republic
^*Anastasiia Vasiukhina, Miami, Senior, 3.82 GPA, Bioengineering, Moscow, Russia
^Emily Struble, Miami, Junior, 3.97 GPA, Speech Pathology & Audiology, Holt, Mich.
^*Abigail Dekkinga, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.62 GPA, Communications–Media Studies, Allegan, Mich.
^*Evelyn Youel, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.844 GPA, Mathematics Education, Crystal Lake, Ill.
Brodie Walker, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.689 GPA, International Politics, Bristol, England
^Claire Aleck, Toledo, Junior, 3.90 PGA, Exercise Science, Ada, Mich.
^*Sidnay Huck, Toledo, Senior, 3.60 GPA, Education, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dee Dee Leenabanchong, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.60 GPA, Information Systems, Bangkok, Thailand
^*Colleen O'Brien, Toledo, Senior, 3.57 GPA, Biology, Ann Arbor, Mich.
^Denise Azcui, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.93 GPA, Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering, Bloomington, Ind.
^Katja Fevralev, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.46 GPA, Fashion Design & Development, Bielefeld, Germany
^Melina Lyubomirova, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.63 GPA, Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Gabriela Slavova, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.72 GPA, Pre-Human Resource Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
^2017 Academic All-MAC Team
*2016 Academic All-MAC Team
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