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North Carolina and Central Alabama honored by ITA |
North Carolina and Central Alabama receive ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award
SKILLMAN, N.J. - The University of North Carolina men's and Central Alabama Community College women's tennis teams have been honored as this month's recipients of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Sportsmanship Award, the ITA announced today.
The ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award is a monthly award that goes to one men's and one women's team that has exemplified outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct in the true spirit of competition and college tennis. The winners are selected by the ITA Ethics and Infractions Committee from nominations received from all ITA member institutions (NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges). This monthly award began in 2003.
North Carolina and Central Alabama are this season’s first recipients of the National Team Sportsmanship Award. UNC is coached by Sam Paul and CACC is coached by Kathleen Thompson. Paul is in his 12th year as head coach for the Tar Heels; Thompson is in her fifth season as CACC head coach.
In addition to the obvious reasons, sportsmanship and fair play are considered important in college tennis due to the fact that players make their own line calls during a match. |
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