Men's tennis leads nation in ITA academic honorees

Tiffin University had 15 total honorees as the ITA announced its All Academic Teams.
Tiffin University had 15 total honorees as the ITA announced its All Academic Teams.

Tiffin University's men's tennis team led Division II with 15 ITA Scholar Athletes, as the ITA announced its annual All Academic Teams.

Earning Scholar Athlete status for 2020-21 were Nair AdiGabriel de OliveiraTom BlaquiereCyrille ColombJoe GilmanMichael GurtnerAustin MohamedaliMatt Saunders, Ben Szarek, Matt Telford, Ryan GaseAlex ThatcherHayden ParisienDevon Paige, and Hugo Chatras.

This marks the sixth consecutive year the men's tennis team has been honored by the ITA.

In 2021, 523 Division II Men student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 80 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:

  • have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
  • be listed on the institutional eligibility form

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:

  • have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale),
  • all student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and
  • all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year