San Antonio - Trinity University Tigers women’s tennis players Katy Poettcker and Katie Griffith have been honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Poettcker, a sophomore, has been selected as the ITA Division III West Region Player to Watch. Griffith, in her first year at Trinity, was chosen as the West Region Rookie Player of the Year. The national awards will be announced later this month.

Poettcker will represent Trinity in the 32-draw NCAA Singles Championship tournament May 22-24 at Lawrenceville, Ga. She was a singles semifinalist at the ITA regional tournament last fall. Poettcker has an overall 15-8 singles record (5-2 in the fall, 10-6 in spring dual matches).

Griffith, an ITA regional finalist, sported an overall 16-5 singles record (3-1 in the fall, 13-4 in the spring).

Both players were also elected to the All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Team.

Trinity, led by first-year head coach Ryan Takao, advanced to the SCAC final for the 17^th time. The Tigers went 11-7 in dual matches, and are ranked No. 22 nationally. Final rankings will be announced in June.