TicketsCINCINNATI -- University of Cincinnati tennis standout Emma Miceli received the ITA's Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award for the Ohio Valley Region this week.
The national winners will be announced Monday. Miceli is the first-such UC recipient since Kelly Poggensee-Wei in 2017. The ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship, first awarded in 1997, has been presented annually to a Division I women's player who displays inspiring dedication and commitment to her team, which has enhanced her team's performance and exemplified the spirit of college tennis. The award is named for the late and widely admired Cissie Leary, who was the women's tennis coach at Penn.
Miceli, a native of Mississauga, Ontario, also earned a spot on CoSIDA's Academic All-District Team on May 23. She was 14-5 in singles and 9-9 in doubles, going 77-34 in singles for her career. The Bearcats' season featured an 11-match win streak between Jan. 29 and March 20, the longest in school history.
Miceli earned her bachelor's degree in accounting in Spring 2021 and was working on her master's in the same program this past year. She had a 3.96 undergrad GPA to go with a 3.97 so far as a grad student. She is the program's first CoSIDA honoree since Hannah Wille reached Academic All-America status in 2016. Elizabeth Pendergast joins Miceli on the 2022 honor roll as well after being named All-AAC earlier in May.
Ohio Valley Region Award Winners
The national winners will be announced Monday. Miceli is the first-such UC recipient since Kelly Poggensee-Wei in 2017. The ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship, first awarded in 1997, has been presented annually to a Division I women's player who displays inspiring dedication and commitment to her team, which has enhanced her team's performance and exemplified the spirit of college tennis. The award is named for the late and widely admired Cissie Leary, who was the women's tennis coach at Penn.
Miceli, a native of Mississauga, Ontario, also earned a spot on CoSIDA's Academic All-District Team on May 23. She was 14-5 in singles and 9-9 in doubles, going 77-34 in singles for her career. The Bearcats' season featured an 11-match win streak between Jan. 29 and March 20, the longest in school history.
Miceli earned her bachelor's degree in accounting in Spring 2021 and was working on her master's in the same program this past year. She had a 3.96 undergrad GPA to go with a 3.97 so far as a grad student. She is the program's first CoSIDA honoree since Hannah Wille reached Academic All-America status in 2016. Elizabeth Pendergast joins Miceli on the 2022 honor roll as well after being named All-AAC earlier in May.
Ohio Valley Region Award Winners
- Wilson ITA Coach of the Year: Hayden Perez, University of Memphis
- ITA Assistant Coach of the Year: Ryan Haymond, University of Memphis
- Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship: Anna Ross, Vanderbilt University
- ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award: Emma Miceli, University of Cincinnati
- ITA Rookie of the Year: Elza Tomase, University of Tennessee
- ITA Most Improved Senior: Tenika McGiffin, University of Tennessee
- ITA Senior Player of the Year: Rebeka Mertena, University of Tennessee
- ITA Community Service Award: Austin Peay State University & Middle Tennessee State University