June 12

Meyer Earns Academic All-American Honors

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Emily Meyer added to her growing list of postseason accolades, earning ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Second Team honors as voted on and announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

The award recognizes student athletes for outstanding achievements in the classroom as well as on the playing field. In order to be eligible for this award, the athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have reached sophomore status or higher academically, participate in over half of the team’s games and play a key role in those games.

Meyer finished the 2007 season with a 12-6 record in No. 1 singles, winning eight of her last ten matches. The two-time AAUW Women’s Scholastic Athlete Award winner finished fourth at this year's HCAC singles tournament in Indianapolis, Ind., earning All-HCAC honors for the third consecutive season.

Emily Meyer
The Napoleon, Ohio native left her mark on the DC women's tennis program compiling a 32-16 singles record over her three-year career. Teaming with Amanda Auzins, Meyer went 30-14 in doubles action over the last three seasons. This season the two went 11-7, before eventually finishing third at the HCAC tournament.

Meyer graduated from Defiance College this spring with a degree in elementary education, while posting a 4.00 cumulative grade-point average during her tenure.