(Portions of this story courtesy of Texas Lutheran
University)
SKILLMAN, N.J. – With her strong national
tournament showings and overall play in the fall and spring, Texas
Lutheran sophomore tennis player Sofia Vega claimed her second
Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-America honor and received a
final national ranking of No. 10 in NCAA Division III.
Vega met four of the five criteria for ITA All-America honors for
singles play this season. She was a top-eight seed at the NCAA
Division III Women's Singles Championship, finished in the top 20
in the final ITA rankings, won a USTA/ITA Fall Regional Tournament,
and won a first-round match at the USTA/ITA National Small College
Championships.
Vega, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the
Year, concluded her 2013-14 campaign with an overall singles record
of 27-4, counting fall and spring matches.
Vega was the No. 7 seed at the NCAA Division III Women's Singles
Championship. She lost in the first round of the national
tournament to fellow All-American Ria Gerger of Middlebury (Vt.).
Gerger finished the year with a No. 8 national ranking after
advancing to the national quarterfinals for a second straight
season.
Vega went 18-1 in the spring season. Her No. 10 ranking is the
highest final national ranking for any TLU tennis player in NCAA
Division III.
In addition to the No. 10 national ranking, Vega finished the year
as the top-ranked women's singles player in the ITA's West Region
for NCAA Division III.
To view the entire listing of the 2014 ITA
All-Americans from all divisions as well as former ITA
All-Americans, click here.