April 15, 1998

The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team placed five members on the Southeastern Conference Women’s Tennis Academic Honor Roll, the SEC announced Wednesday. The Wildcats’ five honorees was the second-highest total among the schools, topped only by Mississippi’s six.

Senior Kathy Herring, UK’s No. 2 singles player, has a 3.37 grade point average in kinesiology. Junior Christy Sigurski, who plays at No. 4 singles and makes up half of UK’s No. 2 doubles team, has a 3.593 GPA in marketing. Sophomore Lori Heimerl, a pre-finance major, made the honor roll with a 3.847 GPA.

Each member of UK’s 22nd-ranked doubles team was also named to the honor roll. Massoumeh Emami, a junior majoring in communications, has a 3.43 GPA. Emami also plays at No. 1 singles for the Wildcats. Kelly Brown, who also plays in the No. 2 singles position, is a junior with a 3.46 major in marketing.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must: 1) have a 3.0 GPA for either the past year or for her career; 2) be a sophomore or higher in academic classification; and 3) have 24 semester hours countable toward a degree.