University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Valeria Centeno, Avery Sager Earn College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Honors
05.14.2024 | Women's Tennis
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GREENWOOD, Ind. - UNC Asheville Women's Tennis sophomores Valeria Centeno and Avery Sager each earned Academic All-District® honors from College Sports Communicators, announced by the organization today. This marks the first Academic All-District selections for Asheville Women's Tennis since Zoe Hamel in 2014.
To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore both athletically and academically, maintain a cumulative 3.5 grade point average and also play in 70 percent of team contests that include team scores.
Centeno went 9-5 including 2-1 in Big South Conference play this season, earning seven wins at No. 6 singles and two wins at No. 5. She and Sager went 4-4 in doubles play including 1-0 in conference at No. 3, while she also posted one win with Louise Booker at No. 3 doubles. Academically, Centeno holds a 3.60 GPA double majoring in management and languages and literatures.
This is Centeno's first career Academic All-District® honor. She is a native of Hialeah, Fla.
Sager went 7-4 in singles play with four wins at No. 6, two wins at No. 5 and one win at No. 4 including going 2-0 in conference play. She and Centeno went 4-4 in doubles play including 1-0 in conference at No. 3, while she and Louise Booker also went 5-3 in doubles play including 2-2 in Big South Conference play. Academically, Sager holds a 3.69 GPA in political science.
This is Sager's first career Academic All-District® honor. She is a native of Waxhaw, N.C.
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.4 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 118 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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GREENWOOD, Ind. - UNC Asheville Women's Tennis sophomores Valeria Centeno and Avery Sager each earned Academic All-District® honors from College Sports Communicators, announced by the organization today. This marks the first Academic All-District selections for Asheville Women's Tennis since Zoe Hamel in 2014.
To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore both athletically and academically, maintain a cumulative 3.5 grade point average and also play in 70 percent of team contests that include team scores.
Centeno went 9-5 including 2-1 in Big South Conference play this season, earning seven wins at No. 6 singles and two wins at No. 5. She and Sager went 4-4 in doubles play including 1-0 in conference at No. 3, while she also posted one win with Louise Booker at No. 3 doubles. Academically, Centeno holds a 3.60 GPA double majoring in management and languages and literatures.
This is Centeno's first career Academic All-District® honor. She is a native of Hialeah, Fla.
Sager went 7-4 in singles play with four wins at No. 6, two wins at No. 5 and one win at No. 4 including going 2-0 in conference play. She and Centeno went 4-4 in doubles play including 1-0 in conference at No. 3, while she and Louise Booker also went 5-3 in doubles play including 2-2 in Big South Conference play. Academically, Sager holds a 3.69 GPA in political science.
This is Sager's first career Academic All-District® honor. She is a native of Waxhaw, N.C.
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.4 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 118 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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