The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Tennis Teams Receive Chancellor's Cup
2/14/2008 | Women's Tennis
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss men's and women's tennis teams received the Chancellor's Cup during halftime ceremonies honoring student-athlete's academic achievements at the Lady Rebel basketball game Thursday night.
The Chancellor's Cup is awarded to the men's and women's varsity teams with the highest cumulative grade point average among all sports at Ole Miss.
The Rebels, ranked No. 5 in the nation, earned the cup for the fifth consecutive year. They are currently in Seattle for the ITA National Team Indoor. The team (4-1) will face North Carolina in the first round Friday at 10 a.m. CT.
The Lady Rebels (4-2) received the Chancellor's Cup for the first time in the history of the program. They are on the road this weekend, taking on Iowa Sunday at 11 a.m.
Both programs earned the prestigious ITA All-Academic Team Award in 2007, which is awarded to teams with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above (on a 4.0 scale).
Also honored at halftime were those student-athletes that made the University's Chancellor's Honor Roll (3.75-4.00 semester GPA), Dean's Honor Roll (3.50-3.74) or the UMAA honor roll (3.00 or higher) during the 2007 calendar year.
