WATERBURY, Conn. -- On Tuesday afternoon, the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Teams were announced for both Men's and Women's Tennis across all three NCAA Divisions and the NAIA. Post University Women's Tennis netted two honorees in sophomores Julie Merlin and Laura Kotala. 

In order to qualify, student-athletes must be in the lineup for 70% of matches that include team scores in addition to achieving a high-level of academic success in the classroom. 

This is the first time both Merlin and Kotala have been named to the All-District Team, as it was their first year eligible to be nominated. The duo has both garnered a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout the academic year so far, as well as a GPA higher than 3.80 in their academic careers.

The entire list of honorees, which includes NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, and NAIA programs, can be viewed at the links attached to the story.