CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference office announced the members of the Women's Tennis All-Academic team in a press release sent out on Wednesday afternoon, USC Upstate junior Elin Hellberg (Malmo, Sweden) earned a spot on the 2020 squad.
 
"We're very proud to see Elin receive this recognition from the Big South Conference," USC Upstate head tennis coach Tim McLane said. "This is just another testament to the work she has put in on and off the court throughout her career here at Upstate. The fact that she continued to compete at the top of the lineup while being a leader for our team on top of being a fantastic student says a lot about her character."
 
Hellberg, a business administration major accumulated a 3.96 overall grade point average and has been named to the Chancellor's List numerous times in her career at USC Upstate. On the tennis court the junior worked her way up to the top spot in the singles lineup and was a member of the No. 1 doubles tandem for the Spartans. Hellberg, won 15 singles matches and 17 doubles matches in her career at USC Upstate.
 
This is the first All-Academic team accolade for Hellberg in her collegiate career.
 
Big South Women's Tennis All-Academic Team
Alexandra Nicoara, Sr., Campbell
Tiffany Pyritz, Soph., Charleston Southern
Daniela Naupari, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Viktoria Ljungman, Soph., Hampton
Jamie Breunig, Sr., Longwood
Katie Thompson, Sr., Presbyterian College
Anastasia Belyaeva, Sr., Radford
Lize Alet Morkel, Soph., UNC Asheville
Elin Hellberg, Jr., USC Upstate
Alisa Soloveva, Sr., Winthrop
 
Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Katie Thompson, Sr., Presbyterian College
 
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