Kearney, Neb. – Nebraska Kearney sophomore Fabiana Gamboa has been named an All-American in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

To earn AA status in either singles or doubles, a player must rank in the Top 20 (singles) or Top 10 (doubles) in the final ITA rankings of the season. This year those were announced on May 30. 

Gamboa (Maracaibo, Venezuela) is UNK's first-ever Division II tennis All-American (man or woman) and the first Loper women's tennis player to earn AA status at any level (AIAW, NAIA and NCAA). 

In the ITA rankings, Gamboa was ranked as high as ninth in singles and finished 16th in Division II. She had six singles victories over nationally-ranked competition and typically won her matches in straight sets.

This past season Gamboa went 41-21 overall which included a 22-10 mark in singles and a 19-11 mark in doubles. During the dual season, she went 16-8 in singles and 17-7 in doubles. Playing at one singles and three doubles with junior Clare Plachy, she was tabbed first-team All-MIAA in singles.

Pete Komada of Central Oklahoma was the only other MIAA singles player to join Gamboa with the Washburn pair of Daniela Tijaro and Renske Ubachs making the AA doubles list. 

UNK went 20-6 during the recently completed season, tying for the MIAA regular season title, winning Central Region #1 and reaching the NCAA "Sweet 16" for a second consecutive spring.