May 29, 2007

The University of Dayton women's tennis team has been honored as one of this month's recipients of the Intercollegiate Association (ITA) National Team Sportsmanship Award.

"My team has displayed a high level of sportsmanship the last two years. It's a great group who are genuinely nice girls. They have been easy to work with and came to UD with a good attitude," said former coach Erica Echko.

The ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award is a monthly award that goes to both men's and women's teams that have exemplified outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct in the spirit of competition and collegiate tennis. All winners are selected by the ITA Ethics and Infractions Committee from nominations received from all ITA member institutions.

An opposing coach submitted the nomination that led to the Flyers being chosen.

"During a heated match, the women of Dayton displayed tremendous sportsmanship...The women seemed to really appreciate good competition...The sportsmanship went beyond the matches that were being played on the court. This has been a trend with this team when we've played them the past five years."

The Harvard University and Montana State University men's teams as well as the Murray State women's team were also recipients of this award for the month of May.