The Liberty women’s tennis team featured eight 2022 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete recipients and received the honor of ITA All-Academic Team for its efforts in the classroom during the 2022-23 school year.

The ITA Scholar-Athlete recipients include Alexandra Almborg, Marina Davtyan, Bruna Sampaio, Priscilla Janikian, Esther Lovato, Tiffany Nguyen, Micaela Ode Mitre and Daniella O’Neill. The ITA Scholar-Athlete award is handed out to student-athletes who are varsity letter winners, have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or above for the current school year and have been enrolled at their current institution for at least two semesters.

The ITA All-Academic Team award honors programs which maintained a team GPA of 3.20 or above during the 2022-23 school year. This is the 11th consecutive year Liberty has been tabbed an ITA All-Academic Team. The Lady Flames posted a 3.55 GPA this past academic year, third best among all Liberty teams, and are maintaining a 3.50 cumulative team GPA.

Alexandra Almborg | Senior | Staffanstorp, Sweden

• 2022-23 GPA: 3.61
• Undergraduate Major: Pre-Law
• Graduate: M.B.A.
• First ITA Scholar-Athlete award
• Four-time ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2019-22)
• Collected 7-15 overall record in 2023

Marina Davtyan | Senior | Yerevan, Armenia

• 2022-23 GPA: 3.72
• Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
• Graduate: Sport Management – Tourism
• First ITA Scholar-Athlete award
• VaSID All-State singles second team (2023)
• ASUN All-Conference second team (2023)
• Two-time ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
• Collected a 17-9 singles record for 2023 with a 14-6 (6-2 ASUN) spring record
• Posted a 22-10 overall doubles record including a 15-6 (8-0 ASUN) spring record

Bruna Sampaio | Sophomore | Brasilia, Brazil

• 2022-23 GPA: 3.91
  • Major: Sport Management: Sport Communication and Public Relations
• Two-time ITA Scholar Athlete (2022-23)
• CSC Academic All-District Women’s Tennis Team (2023)
• 2022 ASUN Academic Honor Roll
• Earned two singles wins in 2023
• Collected eight doubles victories with five coming in tournament play

Priscila Janikian | Sophomore | Florianopolis, Brazil

• 2022-23 GPA: 3.72
  • Major: Business Administration
• First ITA Scholar-Athlete award
• Totaled four singles victories in tournament play
• Collected 5-3 record in fall season

Esther Lovato | Junior (Fourth Year) | Austin, Texas

• 2022-23 GPA: 3.72
  • Undergraduate Major: Sport Management
• Graduate: M.B.A.
• Four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020-22)
• Three ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2020-22)
• CSC Academic All-District Women’s Tennis Team (2023)
• ASUN All-Conference first team (2022), Two-time ASUN All-Conference second team (2021, 2023)
• Four-time VaSID All-State singles second team (2020-23), first four-time all-state player in program history
• Secured program record for all-time singles triumphs with 96
• Finished first on squad with 28 singles wins during 2022-23 season, tied for the second most in program history
• Complied a 17-10 doubles record for the year and a 13-7 (8-0 ASUN) spring mark

Tiffany Nguyen | Junior (Fourth Year) | Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam

• 2022-23 GPA: 3.54
  • Major: Global Studies
• Two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2022-23)
• 2022 ASUN Academic Honor Roll
• Two-time ASUN All-Conference second team (2021-22), ASUN All-Conference third team (2023)
• VaSID All-State singles second team (2022), VaSID All-State doubles second team with Maria Julianna Parra Romero as partner (2023)
• Ranked as No. 8 doubles pairing with partner Micaela Ode Mitre in ITA Atlantic Region (2023)
• ASUN All-Freshman team (2021), Two-time ASUN Player of the Week
• Finished third on team with 19 total singles victories including a 15-6 (6-2 ASUN) spring record
• Led the team with 23 total doubles victories, held a 14-9 (6-1 ASUN) mark in spring doubles contests

Micaela Ode Mitre | Sophomore (Third Year) | Lima, Peru

• 2022-23 GPA: 4.00
  • Major: Business Administration
• Four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020-23)
• Three-time ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2020-22)
• ASUN All-Academic team (2022)
• Ranked as No. 8 doubles pairing with partner Tiffany Nguyen in ITA Atlantic Region (2023)
• Posted 13-9 overall singles mark with a 5-4 spring record
• Compiled a 16-8 doubles record for the year including a 5-5 spring mark

Daniella O’Neill | Freshman | Dorado, Puerto Rico

• 2022-23 GPA: 3.53
  • Major: Computer Science, Cyber Security
• First ITA Scholar-Athlete award
• Utilized redshirt season