Western Kentucky junior Mariana Zegada won in both singles and doubles to help the Lady Toppers shut out Eastern Illinois 7-0 on Sunday at the Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park.

Western Kentucky women’s tennis was named an ITA All-Academic Team and seven Lady Toppers were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, the ITA announced Monday.

The seven ITA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients were Sofia Blanco, Paola Cortez, Sunskrithi Damera, Rachel Hermanova, Anna-Marie Kopecka, Samantha Martinez and Mariana Zegada.

It is the fifth straight season the Lady Toppers have earned ITA All-Academic Team status. WKU women’s tennis posted a 3.74 GPA over the 2023-24 academic year, with a 3.82 GPA during the spring semester.

“To win this award again speaks loudly for the kind of culture we have built with the program,” WKU women’s tennis coach Greg Davis said in a news release. “We stress being successful on the court and in the classroom and our results have shown high achievement in both of those categories, as well as our high APR and record fundraising on a yearly basis.”

For ITA All-Academic Team status, a team must have a team GPA of 3.2 or higher for the 2023-24 academic year. Student-athletes are eligible if they have a GPA of 3.5 or above for the 2023-24 academic year.

The Lady Toppers are coming off a 14-11 season in 2024, which tied for fourth-most wins in a single season in program history. WKU is in its winningest three-year stretch in program history, with 47 wins coming during that period.