Ochoa Named First Team All-MVC Scholar-Athlete
04/19/2002 | 12:00:00 | Women's Tennis
April 19, 2002
Carbondale, Ill. - For the second year in a row, Southern Illinois' Erika Ochoa highlights this season's Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis scholar-athlete team, as voted by the league's sports information directors.
Ochoa, a senior from Durango, Mexico, received unanimous first-team recognition, while participating in MVC women's tennis competition. She carries a 3.83 GPA and majors in aviation.
This spring, Ochoa is 10-7 as the Salukis' No. 1 singles threat. She also went 7-3 in the fall season which boosted her overall record to 17-10. Additionally, her 17 wins this season add to an all-time singles mark of 87-42 which ties for 11th in school history.