Suthijindawong Named to Academic All-District Team

HOUGHTON, Mich. — Michigan Tech women's tennis player Kwang Suthijindawong (Bangkok, Thailand) has earned Capital One Academic All-District First Team honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) it was released today.

Suthijindawong was selected as one of 13 female Division II student-athletes from the Midwest Region in the at-large category, which includes the sports of bowling, fencing, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, tennis, hockey, rifle, skiing, swimming and tennis.

Tech's No. 1 singles player, Suthijindawong was named the Huskies' first GLIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Year last fall after a 12-0 league singles record. The junior completed her third perfect season in GLIAC singles (36-0). She posted a 17-1 overall record in singles, falling in the championship match of the ITA Midwest Regional singles draw. Suthijindawong and partner Sandra Cvetanovic posted 15 wins in doubles on their way to becoming the ITA Midwest Regional Doubles Champions—the first in school history.

In the classroom, Suthijindawong owns a 3.57 cumulative grade point average in management information systems.

Academic All-District First Team selections are eligible for Academic All-America recognition, which will be announced June. 10. Tech's last Academic All-American in women's tennis was Amy Palmgren in 2008.