RICHARDSON, Texas –Midwestern State's Greta Lazzarotto and UT Permian Basin's Raul Stevens were named Women's and Men's Academic Players of the Year again, respectively, to highlight the Lone Star Conference tennis academic awards announced Thursday by league officials.
Lazzarotto, who claimed top honors for the third consecutive year, and Stevens, who was distinguished for the second straight year, earned Academic Player of the Year acclaim for their success on the court and in the classroom. 
Lazzarotto led the women's team that also included Angelo State's Zoe Gubbels; Cameron's Melany Opolz and Sarah Frendo; Tarleton State's Neetika Sud; and Texas A&M-Kingsville's Julia Rau

Joining Stevens on the men's squad was CU's Przemyslaw Zielinski; MSU's Dillon Pineda; and Western New Mexico's Liam Fraboulet (France, Plouha/Lycée Kerraoul) and Niko Barr (Whakatane, New Zealand/Trident).
        Lazzarotto is a three-time selection, while Rauer, Stevens and Fraboulet were repeat honorees.
To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement. 


MEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Player                                 Team                                         Yr.        Major                                      Hometown
Przemyslaw Zielinski         Cameron                                     Sr.         Sports and Exer. Science     Szubin, Poland
Dillon Pineda                    Midwestern State                         Sr.         Biology                                   Allen, Texas
Raul Stevens                    UT Permian Basin                        Sr.         Management                         Pretoria, South Africa
Liam Fraboulet (France, Plouha/Lycée Kerraoul)                   Western New Mexico                 Sr.         Marketing                             Plouha, France
Niko Barr (Whakatane, New Zealand/Trident)                           Western New Mexico                  So.        Business Management        Whakatane, New Zealand
 
LSC Men's Tennis Academic Player of the Year: Raul Stevens, UT Permian Basin


Both the Men's and Women's teams traveled to Waco, Texas for the Lone Star Conference Championships this weekend. A team and individual champion will be crowned this weekend, as the men enter the tournament as the fourth seed, while the women enter sixth in the seven team pool. 

The Mustang men will have the tall task of taking on the #1 seed in Cameron University, while the women face the #3 seed in Texas A&M - Kingsville. 

The women's quarterfinals kick off on Thursday at the Waco Regional Tennis Center, while the men's semifinals begin on Friday.