
Malykh named to WCC All-Academic Team, Cusick Honorable Mention

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – BYU women’s tennis player Polina Malykh was selected to the 2018 West Coast Conference Women’s Tennis All-Academic Team. Kate Cusick was named All-Academic Honorable Mention.
Malykh, a sophomore from Moscow, Russia, earned a 3.82 GPA and is currently studying Communications. Malykh played in every regular season match this season and posted a 12-5 record for the Cougars, finishing the season in the No. 3 singles position.
From Provo, Utah, Cusick also just finished her second year at BYU with a 3.25 GPA and is studying Communications. The sophomore earned 16 wins in singles play this year and competed in No. 2 doubles with Malykh. The duo lead the team in WCC play with a 6-3 record.
To be considered for the all-academic team, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a significant contributor to his or her team. The WCC selects an all-academic team for each WCC-sponsored sport at the conclusion of each athletic season. To read the WCC’s full release, click here.
2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name | Insitution | Class | GPA | Major |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nicole Anderson | San Diego | Sophomore | 3.75 | Undeclared |
Siobhan Anderson | Loyola Marymount | Sophomore | 3.68 | Finance |
Radina Dimitrova | Portland | Junior | 3.99 | Business |
Zeinea El Tawil | Santa Clara | Senior | 3.34 | Economics |
Laura Gulbe | Pepperdine | Senior | 3.64 | International Studies (Management) |
Ashely Lahey | Pepperdine | Sophe | 3.87 | Sports Medicine |
Polina Malykh | Brigham Young | Sophomore | 3.82 | Communications |
Kareena Manji | Saint Mary's | Senior | 3.56 | Business Administration |
Vanessa Nommensen | Saint Mary's | Senior | 3.95 | Business Administration |
Giannina Ong | Santa Clara | Senior | 3.91 | English, Classical Studies & Women's and Gender Studies |
Maayan Sela | Pacific | Junior | 3.64 | Business Administration |
Sophie Whittle | Gonzaga | Junior | 3.47 | Physical Education |
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