2024-25 CSC Academic All-District Women's Tennis 

WESTERVILLE – Otterbein graduate student Erin Storrer, seniors Lillia Walter and Olivia Eckels and sophomore Taryn Simmers were named to the College Sports Communicators NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Academic All-District Team for the 2024-25 season, the organization announced on Tuesday.

The CSC Academic All-District Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. To be eligible for Academic All-District distinction, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in class standing with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 while meeting stated athletic participation requirements for the given sport. In tennis, a student-athlete must have been in the lineup for 70% of the team's scored competitions during the season.

This marks the third career CSC Academic All-District accolade for Storrer and Walter and the first for Eckels and Simmers.

This recognition is the latest in a long list for Storrer in her decorated Otterbein career. Selected as Otterbein's female recipient of the Ohio Athletic Conference's esteemed Clyde Lamb Award in 2024, she is a four-time OAC Player of the Year and All-OAC First Team honoree and a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-OAC recipient.

A biochemistry and molecular biology major boasting a 4.00 cumulative undergraduate GPA, Storrer became the first Otterbein player selected for the NCAA Singles Championships when she achieved the feat in 2022.

Playing exclusively at No. 1 singles and doubles this season, she appeared in 19 of the team's 20 scored matches and ended the year ranked No. 19 in the region by the ITA. She finished the year with a 27-14 overall record, including 14-5 in singles and 13-9 in doubles, and was a three-time OAC Player of the Week.

In five seasons at Otterbein, Storrer compiled a 154-72 career record, including 75-33 in singles and 79-39 in doubles.

Walter has also had a decorated career at Otterbein as a three-time All-OAC First Team and ITA Scholar-Athlete selection and two-time Academic All-OAC honoree. A Pre K-5 Primary Education major boasting a 4.00 GPA, she played in all 20 scored matches this season primarily at No. 2 singles and Nos. 1 and 2 doubles. She posted a 31-21 overall record, including 14-12 in singles and 17-9 in doubles.

In four seasons at Otterbein, Walter amassed a 142-73 career record, including 66-37 in singles and 76-36 in doubles. Those marks included an impressive 47-3 record in OAC regular-season duals, going 24-1 in singles and 23-2 in doubles.

A business administration and management major boasting a 3.54 GPA, Eckels played in all 20 scored matches in 2025. Competing primarily at No. 4 singles and Nos. 1 and 2 doubles, she finished the year with a 17-33 overall record, including 8-18 in singles and 9-15 in doubles.

An All-OAC Second Team selection in 2024 and Honorable Mention pick in 2023, Eckels is a two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete honoree with a career record of 83-74, including 39-35 in singles and 44-39 in doubles.

A Pre K-5 Primary Education major with a 3.61 GPA and a 2024 ITA Scholar-Athlete honoree, Simmers earns CSC recognition after playing in 18 of the 20 scored matches in 2025. Playing exclusively at No. 6 singles and primarily at No. 3 doubles, she finished with a 16-18 overall record, including 7-8 in singles and 9-10 in doubles.

In two seasons at Otterbein, Simmers has a 27-28 overall mark, including 14-14 in singles and 13-14 in doubles.

Under ninth-year head coach Tyler Stephen, the Cardinals finished 12-8 overall in 2024-25 and placed third in the OAC with a 3-2 mark in league play en route to advancing to the OAC Tournament.