Cameron’s Thomas Peixoto and Abilene Christian’s Micah Hermsdorf were named Men’s and Women’s Academic Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the Lone Star Conference tennis academic awards announced Thursday by league officials.

      Peixoto earned Academic Player of the Year acclaim for his success on the court and in the classroom. He led the squad which also included Aggie teammate Mateus Campos, ACU’s Hans Hach, Midwestern State’s Jarrod Liston and Incarnate Word’s David Ballenger and Luke Trautmann.

      Hermsdorf  claimed Academic Player of the Year honors on the women’s side for her work on the court and in the classroom. She was joined on the team by fellow Wildcats Hannah Kelly and Emily Conrad, along with CU’s Julia Puckhaber and Amanda Moberg, UIW’s Casey Bulls and Tarleton State’s Melanie Barnes .

      To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement.