High Achiever of the Week: Ascension Episcopal’s Jacob Abdella – The Daily Advertiser

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Abdella, a senior at Ascension Episcopal, is signed to play tennis at Loyola University in New Orleans. He's ranked as the No. 12 tennis prospect in the state by the Tennis Recruiting Network.

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Abdella, a senior at Ascension Episcopal, is signed to play tennis at Loyola University in New Orleans. He's ranked as the No. 12 tennis prospect in the state by the Tennis Recruiting Network.

The senior will compete in the state championship events in Monroe on April 24 and 25 of next week and helped Ascension Episcopal secure their first boy's state championship in 2016 by reaching the state finals in doubles.

Abdella helped win the 2017 Regional Doubles Championship this season after winning it last season as well. .

Abdella has excelled off the tennis court as well as on it.

He was awarded the "Loyola"academic scholarship as well as the "Jesuit Identity" Merit Scholarship from Loyola University. He participates in honors and dual-enrollment classes at Ascension Episcopal, is a member of the Young Republicans Club and helps coach at Le Triomphe summer camps.

Abdella will join his brother, Brandon, at Loyola next year and plans on majoring in political science.

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