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Two Utah Tennis Players Honored for Academics
4/21/2003 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 21, 2003
Salt Lake City - Kaisorn Chaichana and Tyler Poulson, members of the University of Utah men's tennis team, have been honored for their outstanding academic achievement during their careers as student-athletes. The seniors will graduate with honors this spring from Utah. Men's tennis coach F.D. Robbins remarked, "These two are both really hard workers. I know that they have a bright future ahead of them."
Chaichana was given the Burtis Evans Award on Monday, April 21, in a ceremony at the University of Utah. The award is given to the University's top academic male athlete. Chaichana, a biology major with a pre-medical emphasis, will graduate with a 3.99 grade-point-average. He will attend John's Hopkins Medical School in the fall. He is a two-time Academic All-American. He has won the tennis team's academic award the last three seasons. "Kaisorn is an exceptionally dedicated hard worker both on the tennis court and with his studies. His hard work has been an inspiration to everyone associated with the Utah Tennis team," assistant coach Graeme Cox said of Chaichana.
Poulson, an Academic All-American last season, will also graduate with honors. He will attend the graduate school of economics at Ohio State University this fall. In regards to Poulson, Cox said that "(Poulson) has worked hard to overcome injury to compete for Utah on the court, and has always maintained very high grades at the same time."
Robbins believes that the two have been strong leaders for this year's team. "We have basically a new team," Robbins said. "They are an example to the team. The two have a strong academic work ethic, which carries over to a strong on court work ethic. It's a great example for the other guys to see that carry over. Both have been a great help to our team."
Both Chaichana and Poulson, co-captains for this year's team, will be attending top universities in their respective fields of study. "It is impossible to say enough about Kaisorn and Tyler," Cox stated. "The contribution they have both made to the tennis program here at Utah and they will both be sorely missed by their teammates and coaches. It is not often that you are able to have two outstanding student athletes on the same team like those guys. It is a compliment to them that their work ethic both in the classroom and on the court is second to none."
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