10 Privateers Receive Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Honors

MEN'S TEAMS
WOMEN'S TEAMS
 
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers men's and women's tennis teams both earned ITA All-Academic recognition and 10 student-athletes were named ITA scholar athletes for their performance in the classroom during the 2023-24 academic year.
 
Six Privateer men's student-athletes and four women's student-athletes individually achieved the minimum 3.5 GPA required for the school year to be nominated as an ITA scholar athlete.
 
Matthew Armbruster and Marcel Volz both achieved perfect GPAs of 4.0 throughout the year. Volz, who finished his collegiate career with his second Southland Player of the Year award in 2024, was in a graduate program for computer sciences. Armbruster earned All-Southland honors in doubles this year and is a biological sciences major.
 
Luke Joujan finished his distinguished career with ITA scholar athlete honors. He posted a 4.0 GPA in the fall and a 3.8 GPA in the spring. Joujan earned All-Southland honors in doubles and finished his career with 34 wins in singles and 24 in doubles.
 
Three freshmen made the list in Marc Mail, Joseph Townes and Mark Armbruster.
 
On the women's side, Laurie Barendse ended a fantastic sophomore season with another academic distinction. Barendse won Southland Student-Athlete of the Year and was All-Southland in singles and doubles this past season. Barendse and Ksenia Reznitskaya posted an 11-1 record. By winning percentage, that was the best doubles season by a Privateer tandem since 2000.
 
Tristanne Dechoux also earned scholar athlete recognition. Dechoux earned a cumulative GPA of 3.803 as a Marketing major. On the court, she finished with 20 singles victories and earned Southland Player of the Week honors during her freshman year.
 
Also making the list on the women's side were Audelia Morin Kougoucheff, Mila Srebro and Raluca Puscas who also maintained the 3.5 GPA required for the year.
 
WE ARE YOUR KREWE
For 54 seasons, Privateer student-athletes have had the unique experience of wearing New Orleans across their chests.  Like the city itself, our sports teams have been fueled by resiliency, grit, and the unquenchable desire to win.  Our city also houses the nation's biggest celebration each year. And much like a Mardi Gras parade krewe, we are tethered to our community through pride, tradition, a culture of acceptance, and finally our commitment to show that New Orleans is a world-class city to live, learn, play and work. We invite you to become more involved with the only University that truly represents New Orleans all day, every day.  Join #NOLAsTeam, We Are Your Krewe! 
 
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