CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - An NCAA appeals panel has upheld
punishment meted to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball and men's
tennis programs.
The decision by the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals
Committee lets stand four years' probation for the Islanders. It
also leaves intact a ban of Islanders' volleyball and men's tennis
from the postseason for recruiting violations and using an
ineligible athlete.
The NCAA sanctions first announced March 26 also include
scholarship reductions in those two sports and recruiting
restrictions in men's basketball, which was cited for making
impermissible phone calls to recruits.
The one-year postseason bans include the upcoming volleyball
season and the 2010 men's tennis season.
The NCAA says A&M-Corpus Christi let a volleyball player compete
during her sixth year, a year beyond the five-year period allowed.
The school also was accused of giving a men's tennis player $1,500
in impermissible financial aid.

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