SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota tennis players
Habiba Aly and
Jana Lazarevic have been named to the six-member Academic All-Summit League, the league announced on Wednesday.
Aly, a junior from Cairo, Egypt, is honored for the first time in her career. She compiled a 5-4 singles record playing at No. 2 singles during the abbreviated 2020 season. In doubles, she teamed with
Agustina Diaz to go 4-6 at No. 3 doubles.
Aly, a 3.80 student majoring in media and journalism, has a 29-28 career singles record.
Lazarevic, a junior from Belgrade, Serbia, has played No. 1 singles since stepping foot on the South Dakota campus. She posted a 13-9 record during the shortened 2020 season.
Lazarevic, a 3.77 student majoring in kinesiology and sports management, has a 35-39 career singles record, including 23-22 at No. 1 singles.
This is the first time in coach Brett Bartnett's six seasons that the Coyotes have placed two on the exclusive Academic All-Summit League team.
2020 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S TENNIS ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Kaede Amano |
North Dakota |
Sr. |
Saitama, Japan |
4.0 |
Spanish |
| Jana Lazarevic |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
3.77 |
Kinesiology and Sports Management |
| Laura Ballesteros* |
Western Illinois |
Sr. |
Castellar Del Valles, Spain |
3.9 |
Forensic Psychology |
| Natalie Lorentz |
Omaha |
Jr. |
St. Louis Park, Minn. |
3.62 |
Biology |
| Habiba Aly |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Cairo, Egypt |
3.80 |
Media & Journalism |
| Anna Riedmiller |
Denver |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
3.44 |
Integrated Science |
*Previous Academic All-League honoree
