GODFREY — The Alton High School girls tennis team has been recognized by the Illinois High School Association with a Team Academic Award. Varsity teams with an unweighted team grade point average of 3.0 or higher are eligible for the honor.
For the fall 2016 season, the Redbirds girls had an unweighted team grade point average of 3.47. The team weighted grade point average is 3.9.
In addition to the team academic award, Abby Fischer and Hannah Macias were named to the Southwestern Conference All-Academic Team.
Besides Fischer and Macias, other members of the varsity include Abby Peipert, Lucy Phillips, Skylar Wickenhauser, Cali Giertz, Mackenzie Giertz, Julia Graves, Molly Gross, Taylor Jansen, Katie Manns, Alexa Mayfield, Cecelia Moan, Betsy Papin, Claire Puent, Josie Sands, Nicole Lowe, Madelyn Saenz, Val Walters.