AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2026 Women's Tennis All-Academic Team, previously known as the Team of Academic Distinction. Maria Gento, Andrea Gonzalez, Julieta Palma, Giovana Patrocino, and Camila Taborga from Augusta women's tennis earned spots on the team. The teams are part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.

In order to be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following requirements: 

1) Participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor
2) Achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 
3) Student-Athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically
Transfer students are immediately eligible once they meet the above requirements. The Peach Belt Conference sports communications professionals oversee the program.
 

PBC WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	YEAR	HOMETOWN	GPA	MAJOR (MINOR)
Maria Gento Sanchez	Augusta	Junior	Santander, Spain	3.90	Biology
Andrea Gonzalez Sanchez	Augusta	Junior	Saltillo, Mexico	3.90	Business Administration- Supply Chain Management
Julieta Palma	Augusta	Junior	Cordoba, Argentina	3.75	Business Administration-Finance
Giovanna Piedemonte Patrocino	Augusta	Junior	Sao Paulo, Brazil	3.56	Psychology
Camila Taborga	Augusta	Junior	La Paz, Bolivia	3.52	Psychology
Sofia Lauretti	Columbus State	Redshirt Sophomore	Roma, Italy	4.00	Marketing
Maria Markosov	Columbus State	Junior	Bradenton, Fla.	3.78	Biology
Laura Pesickova	Columbus State	Senior	Milevsko, Czezh Republic	3.75	International Business
Monika Temkova	Columbus State	Junior	Skopje, Macedonia	3.78	Psychology
Eryka Kruk	Flagler	Senior	Minsk, Belarus	3.83	Business
Ornella Lomenzo	Flagler	Sophomore	Brussels, Belgium	3.64	Business
Elena Ondobo	Flagler	Sophomore	Brussels, Belgium	3.85	Business
Laura Almagro	GCSU	Senior	Marbella, Spain	3.57	Exercise Science
Rachel Black	GCSU	Sophomore	Valdosta, Ga.	3.80	Biology (Business Administration)
Natalie Kirka	GCSU	Sophomore	Marietta, Ga.	3.76	Mathematics (Business Administration)
Mabry Bowron	Georgia Southwestern	Sophomore	Cumming, Ga.	3.66	Psychology
EmmaRae Smith	Georgia Southwestern	Sophomore	Thomasville, Ga.	4.00	Psychology
Evelyn Altmaier	Lander	Senior	Kempen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	4.00	Business Administration
Thilda Danielsson	Lander	Sophomore	Ahus, Sweden	4,00	Business Administration
Bailee Martin	Lander	Senior	Perth, Australia	3.77	Business Administration
Maria Jose Zarza	Lander	Junior	Asuncion, Paraquay	3.83	Business Administration
Ainhoa Meili Fernandez del Moral	Middle Georgia	Senior	Bilbao, Spain	3.74	Sport Management
Irina Furtuna	Middle Georgia	Junior	Rome, Italy	3.50	Psychology
Lucile Gence	Middle Georgia	Sophomore	Paris, France	3.62	Business Administration
Agustina Olivero	Middle Georgia	Senior	Montevideo, Uruguay	3.90	Mathematics
Victoria Niox-Chateau	North Georgia	Junior	Boulogne-Billancourt, France	3.88	Management
Anastasiia Opolska	North Georgia	Senior	Stebnyk, Ukraine	3.73	Marketing