The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams on Tuesday. The UIS men's and women's tennis teams combined to produce twelve ITA Scholar-Athletes, and women's tennis earned the All-Academic Team award.
In order to receive the All-Academic Team award, tennis teams have to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20. The UIS women's tennis team's 3.97 was the highest GPA among any sport in the GLVC in 2023-24.
The ITA Scholar-Athlete award goes to individuals with a 3.50 GPA or higher for the previous school year. Every member of the UIS women's tennis roster exceeded the requirements for the award; Carmen Llopis Fabra, Kamila Kalinowska, Piper Schrepferman, Sina Skjelstad, Niamh Grogan, Eva Rubio, and Franca Bucco. The men's tennis athletes who earned this honor were Lin En Tan, Matthew Lapsley, Pablo Herrera, Rafa Rojas, and Viktor Karpati.
ITA Academic Awards