ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomore tennis player Hannah Switzer of Northwest Community College has been named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District 1 At-Large First Team as voted upon by more than 2,700 members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Switzer is the first-ever selection in women's tennis for Northwest and the 13th overall selection in school history.

The Senatobia native had a perfect 4.0 GPA in psychology and was also excellent on the court this season, boasting a 12-2 record in singles play and 9-6 mark in doubles action. Switzer was also a member of the Fall 2013 President's List, two-year member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society and team co-captain in 2014.

Switzer helped turnaround an 0-5 program into a 6-6 program with a sixth place finish at the conference tournament. She closed her two-year career a combined 14-5 in singles and 11-10 in doubles play. 

The Academic All-District 1 team is made up of student-athletes from the NAIA, Canadian and 2-year ranks. 

To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.