DALLAS - 48 SMU student-athletes were named to the school's honor roll for their academic achievement in the fall of 2020. Women's swimming and diving had seven team members named to the honor roll, with cross country/track and field and men's swimming and diving each boasting six members.  Lior Kremer, a sophomore from Holon, ISRAEL who competes on the cross country and track teams, made the honor roll with high distinction, placing her in the upper 5% of her class.       

 
                 

NORFOLK, Va. 2/27/21

– The Old Dominion women's tennis team (3-4) claimed the doubles point and then won five of six singles matches (four coming in straight sets) en route to a 6-1 victory over William & Mary (0-2) on Saturday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
 
"Doubles was impressive, it is so hard to win that many games the way we did," said ODU head 

Frankel Earns February Scholar-Athlete of the Month

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Freshman Tomer Frankel was named the IU Scholar-Athlete of the Month for February.
 
"Tomer is a true freshman who is originally from Israel. In addition to the unique circumstances surrounding his first term, Tomer also experienced challenges as he navigated his first semester of college having to rely on English, which is not his primary language," said Allen Kohn, IU's assistant director of academic services. "I was, and still am, inspired by the amount of effort and time that Tomer put into each of his courses.
 
"Throughout the semester he sought out assistance from professors, teammates and learning services to help him build confidence in his reading and writing skills."
 
On top of his successes in the classroom, Frankel has also won the 200 Freestyle in both meets to open his career. He also was a key member of the winning 400 Freestyle Relay squad against Michigan and Northwestern.

SHAWN PRICE                   Final Results - MenFebruary 27, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Claiming it’s 24th SEC Indoor championship among the 30 contested since Arkansas joined the league, the Razorbacks achieved the title with a very rare feat.   Arkansas displayed the importance of its depth in securing the team title without an individual or relay title among the 17 events contested indoors. It’s the first time in the history of the SEC Indoor, dating back to 1957, for a team to accomplish a championship in such a manner.
Itamar Basteker (Mitzpe Ramon, ISRAEL), placed 5th in the Heptathlon and 6th in the pole vault for the Razorbacks.




          Daniel Cukierman, University of Southern California


No. 9 USC Men's Tennis Tops No. 5 TCU 4-0 For Some Revenge At Marks Stadium
Daniel Cukierman’s three-set clincher seals it for USC.

Katie Chin     February 26, 2021
LOS ANGELES — The No. 9 USC men's tennis team found vengeance on home turf today in taking down No. 5 TCU 4-0 at Marks Stadium. The solid win avenges a 4-3 loss taken to the Horned Frogs at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship event not two weeks ago. This time, the Trojans made sure to seal the deal, following up the doubles point with two straight-set singles wins before Daniel Cukierman came through with a three-set clincher from court one. USC is now 9-3 overall with today's win.
Once again, USC drilled down on the doubles point thanks to wins on courts one and two. At the top spot, nationally ranked #1 Cukierman and Riley Smith plugged up a 6-2 win over TCU's Fomba/Gray, and then Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye kept up their winning ways with a 6-4 decision over Fearnley/Kruger to propel the Trojans to a 1-0 lead and on to singles play. 
USC would snag the first sets on five courts, although all but two would wind up in tighter tangles. Opting in for smoother sailing were USC's Lodewijk Weststrate and Riley Smith. Weststrate churned out a solid 6-4, 6-1 win over TCU's Tadeas Paroulek on court five to make it a quick 2-0 USC lead. On court two, #19 Smith chalked up a 3-0 lead on his 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over #21 Alastair Gray. As the remaining matches were largely still in the balance, USC's #1 Cukierman set his course in his third set against #47 Luc Fomba, righting the ship and rattling off a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 clincher to notch the victory for the Trojans and suspend action on the remaining courts.




      Ilana Tetruashvili, Louisiana Tech University


Match Recap: Women's Tennis   2/24/2021     Kane McGuireLA Tech Edged Out by ULM, 4-3

MONROE, La. – Louisiana Tech had its four-match winning streak come to a heartbreaking end on Wednesday, falling 4-3 to ULM at Heard Stadium.
 
LA Tech (4-3) got off to a strong start, claiming the doubles point and even having a 2-1 advantage through the first two finished singles matches.  However, ULM (3-1) came roaring back with three straight victories to get to four points.
 
The Lady Techsters and Warhawks traded wins in the first two doubles matches.  ULM picked up a 6-3 win on court two while Leonie Schuknecht and Ilana Tetruashvili grabbed a 6-3 win of their own on court one, making court three the decider.
 
LA Tech's Alexia Romero and Lara Unkovich were up 5-4 on ULM's Jimena Paula Garbino and Daniela Hernandez.  The Warhawks won back-to-back games to go up 6-5, but the Techster tandem forced a tiebreaker and won it, 7-6 (5). 
 
ULM struck first in singles, taking a straight-sets victory at the No. 2 position, but Tetruashvili recorded another win, overpowering Madalina Grigoriu by a final score of 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 3 position to give LA Tech a 2-1 advantage.