VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota senior tennis player Habiba Aly was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team announced Thursday. Aly is the first Coyote tennis player to earn the distinction in the Division I era. She will be on the ballot for academic all-America honors which will be announced June 15.
Aly, this year’s Summit League Player of the Year, hails from Cairo, Egypt, and earned her undergraduate degree in media and journalism with a 3.80 grade point average. She finished a five-year playing career with 55 singles wins, which are fifth-most in program history. She also earned 41 wins in double play. Aly played the top singles and doubles spot this year and was 6-1 in league play with a 14-6 singles mark during the dual season.
South Dakota golfer Laerke Jensen joined Aly on a team that features just 11 student-athletes in a district of 11 states. Aly is one of two tennis players on the team. Jensen is one of two golfers. Other sports represented include skiing, gymnastics, rowing and ice hockey.
Academic All-District Women’s At-Large Team – NCAA Division I – District 6
| Sport | Name | School |
| Tennis | Habiba Aly | South Dakota |
| Tennis | Emmanouela Antonaki | Mississippi State |
| Skiing | Kristiane Bekkestad | Montana State |
| Gymnastics | Laura Cooke | Iowa State |
| Rowing | Lindsay Eliasen | Minnesota |
| Ice Hockey | Taylor Heise | Minnesota |
| Golf | Laerke Jensen | South Dakota |
| Gymnastics | Ona Loper | Minnesota |
| Ice Hockey | Emma Polusny | St. Cloud State |
| Gymnastics | Lexy Ramler | Minnesota |
| Golf | Chiara Tamburlini | Ole Miss |
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