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Ferrum, Va. – The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its spring Sportsmanship Awards, and Ferrum College has won the 2005 USA South Men's Tennis Sportsmanship Award. The USA South sponsors sportsmanship awards for 12 of the league's 14 sports. For every sport, each team member votes for the top three teams he/she deems to have demonstrated the best overall sportsmanship throughout the season. Schools may not vote for their own team. The team garnering the most votes receives that sports' Sportsmanship Award. The school that wins the most individual sportsmanship awards wins the overall USA South Sportsmanship Trophy. The USA South Sportsmanship Award came about through the league Student-Athlete Advisory Committee's commitment to maintaining a sportsmanlike environment on each campus. The National Collegiate Athletic Association strongly encourages sportsmanship, and has designed programs and conferences aimed at improving sportsmanship and ethical conduct across the nation. NCAA Sportsmanship Programs North Carolina Wesleyan College won the overall 2005 USA South Sportsmanship Trophy, earning individual awards in football, softball, men's golf, and women's tennis. Averett University (men's basketball, baseball) and Peace College (women's soccer, women's basketball) were the only other schools to earn multiple awards. 2005 USA South Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Trophy The Ferrum men's tennis team finished the 2004-05 season with a 7-6 overall record under seventh-year Head Coach Gary Holden. The Panthers were fourth in the USA South regular season standings and fourth at the USA South Tournament, held April 16-17 in Newport News, Virginia. Ferrum is 37-12 in men's tennis the past three seasons.
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