Feb. 23, 1998

GREENSBORO, N.C.--Lule Aydin (Coopersburg, PA), a member of the Wake Forest women's tennis team, was one of 16 Atlantic Coast Conference scholar-athletes to be named recipients of the 1998 Weaver-James Postgraduate Awards, as announced by Commissioner John Swofford.

The scholarships are given to selected student-athletes who have signified intentions to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as full-time graduate students, have performed with distinction both in the classroom and in their respective sports, and demonstrated exemplary conduct in the community.

Aydin was a member of the 1997 District III GTE Academic all-American team and the all-ACC team. She is a three-time member of the ACC Honor Roll and was tabbed the 1997 Wake Forest Scholar-Athlete of the Year. At the 1997 ACC Championships, Aydin won the number-four singles flight.