Rehusova Named Regional Recipient of ITA/Arthur Ashe Award

CHICAGO DePaul senior Petra Rehusova of the women’s tennis team was honored as the Midwest Region recipient for the ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship it was announced this week. The award recognizes one player from each of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s eight regions who exhibits outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.

Rehusova posted high marks on the court as well as in the classroom throughout her career at DePaul. She notched a collegiate singles record of 56-42 and carries a 3.56 GPA as she completes her degree in Marketing. In addition, she has been honored as a BIG EAST Conference Academic All-Star and a two-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. Rehusova also serves on the DePaul Captains’ Council and has been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

The 2007 dual season saw Rehusova fight through injuries to compile 16 doubles wins and 11 singles victories. She triumphed in her final collegiate match with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Carolina Huighard of Syracuse at the BIG EAST Championship.

As a regional recipient, Rehusova was a finalist for the national ITA/Arthur Ashe Award that went to Megan Moulton-Levy of William and Mary.

ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship

Region	Student-Athlete	School
East	Megan Moulton-Levy	William and Mary
Southeast	Amanda Taylor	Vanderbilt
South	Alison Silverio	Georgia Tech
Midwest	Petra Rehusova	DePaul
Central	Tiffany Coll	Boise State
Southwest	Zuzana Zemenova	Baylor
Northwest	Zsuzsanna Fodor	California
West	Anca Anastasiu	Southern California

Rehusova Named Regional Recipient of ITA/Arthur Ashe Award

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