Alabama Women’s Tennis Standout Alba Cortina Pou Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
7/21/2021 4:33:00 PM | Women's Tennis
She is the fifth UA women’s tennis player to earn the prestigious award and the 67th Crimson Tide student-athlete
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's tennis player Alba Cortina Pou earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship it was announced recently. The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship committee awarded the Crimson Tide standout a $10,000 scholarship to be used to continue her studies.
A standout in the classroom and on the court, Cortina Pou finished her Crimson Tide career in the spring, leading Alabama to an NCAA Championships berth and earning All-SEC honors.
Cortina Pou Crimson Tide Highlights
- A 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American and the 2020 SEC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Cortina Pou is once again on the Academic All-America ballot in 2021
- The winner of a Southeastern Conference Postgraduate Scholarship, she graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in finance and maintains a 4.0 GPA while pursuing her MBA
- A four-year ITA Scholar-Athlete and member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, she has been honored with the ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award as well as the ITA Southern Region Most Improved Senior
- A President's List (4.0 GPA) honoree every semester of her collegiate career, she has also been honored by the conference as a member of the SEC Community Service Team in 2020 and 2021
- Notched 68 singles and 59 doubles wins in her UA career
Alabama's NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Highlights
- Overall, Alabama students have been awarded 67 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships since football's Steve Davis earned the Tide's first in 1968
- After a school-record seven student-athletes earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in 2014, Alabama has added 14 more over the last seven years, including Cortina Pou
- The Tide now has a 10-year total of 34 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners
- Cortina Pou is the fifth UA women's tennis player to earn the honor, joining Taylor Lindsey (2012), Antonia Foehse (2013), Mary Anne Daines (2014) and Emily Zabor (2015)
- Alabama student-athletes have earned at least one NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship each of the last 20 years in a row, dating back to 2002
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