Esther Adeshina, Rebeka Mertena earn 2023 Academic All-District honors

Esther Adeshina and Rebeka Mertena named to the 2023 Academic All-District Women’s Tennis Teams.

Esther Adeshina and Rebeka Mertena were named to the 2023 Academic All-District Women’s Tennis Teams by College Sports Communicators.

Adeshina and Mertena are the fourth and fifth Lady Vol women’s tennis student-athletes to earn CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors, respectively. It is the first time in program history Tennessee has multiple honorees in the same season.

Lady Vols’ all-time CSC (CoSIDA) Academic All-District honorees:

Crystal Cleveland – 2003
Blakeley Griffith – 2005, 2006, 2007
Tenika McGiffin – 2022
Esther Adeshina – 2023
Rebeka Mertena – 2023

Tennessee will play at Texas A&M on Friday in a NCAA Tournament Super Regional. First serve between the Lady Vols and Aggies is slated for 3 p.m. EDT.

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Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

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