Virginia Union University's tennis team was honored for having the highest team Grade Point Average (GPA) in the CIAA on the opening day of the CIAA Tennis Championship on Thursday, May 3, in Bowie, Md.
 
The Panthers' team GPA is 3.32.
 
VUU's Michaela Mondesir, a sophomore from Santa Lucia, Fla., who is majoring in Computer Information Systems, carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
 
Virginia Union's Sabrina Connor, a senior from The Valley, Anguilla, who is majoring in Mass Communications carries a GPA of 3.94
 
VUU's Joydan Parker, a freshman from Cary, N.C., is majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice, has a GPA of 3.0 while teammate Alyssa White, a freshman from Newport News, Va., who is majoring in Mass Communications, carries a GPA of 3.06.
 
This is the third Virginia Union University sports program to win the CIAA Highest Team GPA Award this academic year.  Women's Bowling and Women's Cross-Country both won the CIAA Highest Team GPA award this past season.