LOGAN, Utah - Five Utah State women's tennis players were named Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athletes, while USU earned ITA all-Academic Team honors for the 2019-20 campaign. Seniors Hannah Jones and Lucy Octave, sophomore Gabrielle Dekkers, freshman Renata Lombera and redshirt Lillian Okamoto were five among 1,430 Division I women student-athletes to be recognized, while USU was one of 244 women's tennis programs to earn all-Academic Team honors.

In order to qualify as an ITA Scholar-Athlete, a player must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and be listed on the institutional eligibility form. To be named an ITA all-Academic Team, programs must have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale), all student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form and all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.

Jones has been named an ITA Scholar-Athlete three times during her career. During the 2019-20 campaign, she earned all-Mountain West honors in singles after posting a 15-7 overall record, including a 4-1 mark in dual match play at the Nos. 2 though 4 spots. Jones also earned all-MW honors in doubles with sophomore Sidnee Lavatai after the pair went 13-8 in doubles action. Jones went 14-9 overall in doubles, including 3-4 at the top position in dual match play.

Octave was named all-MW in singles after leading the Aggies with an 18-6 overall mark, including a 4-2 dual match record at the top spot. She recorded two match-clinching points in the victories over UTEP and UC Riverside. Octave earned MW Player of the Week honors after winning both her singles and doubles matches against the Highlanders. She was 10-7 in doubles action, going 1-1 in dual match play at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots.

Dekkers earned her second ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition of her career. During the 2019-20 campaign, she went 9-12 overall in singles, including 2-4 at the Nos. 1 through 4 spots in dual match play. Dekkers went 9-7 overall in doubles action, including 1-2 in dual match play at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots.

Lombera went 8-8 overall in singles action, including 1-2 in dual match play at the Nos. 2 through 4 spots. She posted an 11-9 doubles mark, including 3-3 in dual match play at the No. 2 position. Okamoto redshirted the 2019-20 campaign.

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