YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – University of West Florida women's tennis senior Fernanda Amaral (Curitiba, Brazil/Positivo HS) has been named to the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® At-Large Team for the second consecutive year. Amaral is one of 45 Division II student-athletes across the country in the At-Large category to be honored for their academic and athletic achievement during the 2014-15 academic year.
 
The Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Women's At-Large program includes the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo.
 
Amaral is a business management major with a 3.96 grade point average. The senior recorded a 17-5 record at number five singles this season and had a 22-3 overall record at number two doubles. Amaral helped lead the UWF women's tennis team to a fifth consecutive Gulf South Conference championship and an NCAA Division II South Regional Championship appearance this spring.
 
The senior also earned Capital One Academic All-District® honors for the third consecutive season this spring. Amaral earned her third consecutive GSC All-Academic honors this spring as well after being named to the GSC Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive year.
 
UWF has had six previous student-athletes earn Capital One Academic All-America® honors: Fernanda Amaral (women's tennis, 2014), Gary Buffington (men's golf, 2014), Jens Gerlach (tennis, 1997), Blake Baskin (softball, 2000), Sandy Morgan (softball, 2000) and Courtney Jones (women's soccer, 2009).
 
For information on all UWF athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.
 
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