BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – On Monday the Ohio Valley Conference announced that Southern Indiana is the recipient of the 2024-25 Team Sportsmanship Award for women's tennis. The Screaming Eagles earn the award for the second straight year. 

Voted on by the student-athletes and coaches of the respective sports, the team awards are bestowed upon the Conference squads deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Included in the areas for evaluation are the conduct of student-athletes, coaches, staff and administrators and fans.
 
"Without sportsmanship there are truly no meaningful victories," said Beth DeBauche, OVC Commissioner. "The recipients of the OVC Team Sportsmanship awards should accept this award with great pride for their fellow competitors have made it clear their teams exemplify the best in intercollegiate athletics. In receiving this prestigious honor other competitors are saying these student-athletes compete with class, respect their opponents and value fair play. That is quite a compliment as those are all traits that will lead to true victories throughout the course of life."
 
The 2024-25 school year marks the 20th year the team sportsmanship honors have been awarded. It marks the second-straight year they have earned the honor.