San Antonio - Trinity University Tigers sophomore Thavindra Ekanayake (Colombo, Sri Lanka/Visakha Vidyalaya) has been elected to the All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Team for the second straight year.
 
Voting was conducted exclusively by SCAC head coaches.
 
Ekanyake mainly played No. 1 singles and doubles for the 25th-ranked Tigers, who completed the season with a 9-9 record. She was ranked No. 6 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Region singles poll. In 2009, Ekanayake won the ITA regional doubles crown, went on to the National Small College Championships, and earned All-America honors.
 
Trinity, led by third-year head Coach Ryan Takao, took third place at last month's SCAC Championship Tournament at North Little Rock, Ark.
 
The Tigers were edged 5-4 by Sewanee:The University of the South in the semifinals, and then defeated Centre 6-3 to capture third-place.