Men's Tennis Places Five on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team for Third Consecutive Year
7/18/2019 4:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide was also honored as an ITA All-Academic Team
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis team had five members earn Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete status for the third straight season, while the Crimson Tide also earned ITA All-Academic Team recognition, the organization announced on Thursday.
Sam Fischer, Patrick Kaukovalta, Alexey Nesterov, Edson Ortiz and Jeremy Gschwendtner all earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors for the Crimson Tide for their academic work during the 2018-19 season.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All varsity letter winners are factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2016 and spring 2017).
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: Be a varsity letter winner; have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year; and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
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