By Richard RoBards, correspondent

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -Laura Swencki, a Campbellsville University tennis player from Lebanon, Ky., has been named an NAIA Academic All-American.

           Swencki, a senior who has used up her tennis eligibility and plans to graduate after the fall 2009 semester, carries a 3.65 grade point average in her major of exercise science/sports medicine.

           She plans to play one more season of women's soccer for CU in the fall after leading the team on goals (20) in 2008.

           Only 122 tennis student-athletes from all of the NAIA schools earned such an honor.

           Campbellsville University is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, Campbellsville University is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and has an enrollment of 2,601 students who represent 93 Kentucky counties, 27 states and 31 foreign nations. Listed in U.S.News & World Report's 2009 "America's Best Colleges," CU is ranked 22nd in "Best Baccalaureate Colleges" in the South for the second consecutive year. CU has been ranked 16 consecutive years with U.S.News & World Report. The university has also been named to America's Best Christian Colleges®. Campbellsville University is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his tenth year as president.