EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis has signed Khandice Thomas (Pickerington, Ohio) to a national letter of intent for the 2022-23 season. Â
“Khandice will bring energy and enthusiasm to the team next fall,” says head coach Keely Porter, who plans to retire at the conclusion of this season. “With a later start to tennis, she is eager to continue to learn and improve. Khandice is a powerful player and moves extremely well. She should adapt well to division one play.”Â
Thomas comes from Pickerington High School Central where she has lettered in tennis for four straight years while voted team captain in two (2020, 2021). The Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) named Thomas Player of the Year in the fall of 2021 along with two-second team and first-team all-league honors in 2018. She also led the Tigers to back-to-back conference championships (2020, 2021) and back-to-back sectional doubles championships (2019, 2020).Â
Along with her success on the court, the potential exercise science major landed on the distinguished honor roll with a GPA of 3.75 or higher. The Ohio Tennis Coaches Association (OTCA) awarded Thomas the Silver Racquet Award in 2020 and then the Gold Racquet Award in 2021 for excellence in academics and athletics. Â
