AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has released the 2024-25 women's tennis Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. The team is a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.
To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.
Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major (Minor) |
| Annie Adams |
Columbus State |
Grad. |
Fortson, Ga. |
3.50 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Madeline Barnes |
Georgia Southwestern |
Jr. |
Leesburg, Ga. |
3.60 |
Accounting |
| Shradha Chhabra |
Georgia College & State University |
Sr. |
New Dehli, India |
3.81 |
Psychology (Criminal Justice) |
| Luciana Bejarano Cuellar |
Augusta |
So. |
Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
3.90 |
Business Administration |
| Melissa Duarte |
Georgia Southwestern |
So. |
Brasília, Brazil |
3.59 |
Computer Science |
| Mille Elsborg |
Lander |
Sr. |
Roskilde, Denmark |
3.81 |
Biology |
| Andrea Gonzalez |
Augusta |
Jr. |
Saltillo, Mexico |
3.92 |
Business Administration |
| Nikoline Gullacksen |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Helsingor, Denmark |
3.81 |
International Business |
| Dana Heimen |
Flagler |
Jr. |
Ketsch, Germany |
3.56 |
Business |
| Eryka Kruk |
Flagler |
Jr. |
Minsk, Belarus |
3.86 |
Business |
| Sofia Lauretti |
Columbus State |
So. |
Rome, Italy |
3.50 |
Business |
| Bailee Martin |
Lander |
Jr. |
Perth, Australia |
3.90 |
Business Administration |
| Isadora Oliveira |
Columbus State |
Grad. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
4.00 |
Cybersecurity |
| Julieta Palma |
Augusta |
So. |
|
3.90 |
Business Administration |
| Laura Pesickova |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Milevsko, Czech Republic |
3.62 |
Business |
| Giovanna Piedemonte Patrocinio |
Augusta |
So. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
3.50 |
Kinesiology |
| Hannah Panchal |
Lander |
Sr. |
Upminster, England |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Mariana Ramirez |
Columbus State |
Grad. |
Pereira, Colombia |
3.83 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Chiara Santoro |
Georgia College & State University |
Sr. |
Santa Ursula, Spain |
3.93 |
Exercise Science |
| Camila Taborga |
Augusta |
So. |
La Paz, Bolivia |
3.61 |
Kinesiology |
| Victoria Conde Vendrell |
Georgia College & State University |
Jr. |
Paris, France |
3.76 |
Psychology |
| Maria Jose Zarza |
Lander |
So. |
Asuncion, Paraguay |
3.77 |
Business Administration |