Cantos Siemers Honored as a First Team Academic All-American
6/1/2023 5:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Irina Cantos Siemers, a two-time All-American on the court, has another award to add to her list. The Ohio State women's tennis senior has been named a College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American, the organization announced Thursday. She is the second Academic All-American in program history, joining Francesca Di Lorenzo, who was named to the second team in 2017.
Cantos Siemers was one of four Buckeyes to earn a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Team, joined by Shelly Bereznyak, Lucia Marzal and Sydni Ratliff. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 grade-point average at her current institution. Academic All-District honorees advanced to the CSC Academic All-America ballot, which was voted on by the CSC members. (All-District release)
Cantos Siemers, from Brussels, Belgium, is working toward her master's degree in sport management after earning her bachelor's degree in communication in December. She is a four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and will earn her third Academic All-Big Ten accolade this spring. She was a 2021 B1G Distinguished Scholar.
She was named the 2023 Big Ten Player of the Year and is a three-time unanimous All-Big Ten selection. Cantos Siemers was ranked in the ITA singles Top 25 all season and the doubles Top 40 and reached the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship, as she made her third appearance in the singles tourney. She was 25-11 overall and had a 17-5 dual match ledger this season, ending the season ranked ranked 23rd in singles and 29th in doubles with Ratliff. Cantos Siemers has posted a 96-36 overall singles record in the Scarlet and Gray, with a 78-52 doubles mark.
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