LA JOLLA, Calif. – A quartet of Tritons earned accolades Tuesday for their hard work both in the classroom and on the court. Grad student Julia Haynes, seniors Kelly Leung and Katelyn Vu, and junior Grace Gamal – were all named to the Academic All-District Team as announced by College Sports Communicators.
 
Grace Gamal (Villa Park, Calif.) holds a 3.83 grade point average as a neurobiology major. Gamal posted four singles victories and five doubles wins this spring.
 
Julia Haynes (San Diego, Calif.) was the first Triton to be named All-Big West First Team this spring, after winning 16 singles matches in her lone season at UC San Diego. Haynes has posted a 3.83 GPA pursuing her masters of data science.

Kelly Leung (Hong Kong, China) is a business economics major with a 3.72 grade point average. The third year Triton won seven singles and seven doubles matches in the spring.
  
Katelyn Vu (Chino Hills, Calif.) is a cognitive science – machine learning & neural computation major and holds a 3.68 cumulative GPA. Vu holds the program's Division I record for singles wins with 30.
 
The Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Tennis Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes tennis honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.
 
To be eligible, student-athletes must hold a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and must have at least a sophomore standing. In addition, they must have competed in at least 70% of the team's matches during the spring.
 
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.