July 17, 2015
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s tennis program has been recognized as a 2015 ITA All-Academic Team. The announcement was made Thursday by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
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The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any member program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above. All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA, NAIA or Junior/Community College eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2014 and spring 2015).
“At its core, college tennis is about higher education and our sport has always been a leader when it comes to high performing scholar-athletes,” said Timothy Russell, Chief Executive Officer of the ITA. “This group represents the best of the best, as do their coaches who regularly serve as such great teachers and mentors of our sport’s finest young people. Hearty and well-deserved congratulations coupled with loud cheers go out to all of these superstars of intercollegiate athletics.”
As the governing body of collegiate tennis, the ITA promotes both the athletic and academic achievements of varsity collegiate tennis players. The ITA, which is comprised of nearly 1,700 men’s and women’s varsity coaches and 20,000 student-athletes from over 1,200 institutions, has a comprehensive awards program for players and coaches to honor excellence in academics, leadership, sportsmanship and athletic performance. The ITA annually recognizes over 3,000 student-athletes on an individual and team basis from over 500 different varsity tennis programs.
