Dragons lead GMAC in ITA Academic honorees

Tiffin University's men's tennis team led the GMAC with 10 ITA Academic honorees.
Tiffin University's men's tennis team led the GMAC with 10 ITA Academic honorees.

Tiffin University's men's tennis team led the GMAC with 10 ITA Scholar Athletes, as the ITA announced its annual All Academic Teams.

Earning Scholar Athlete status for 2021-22 were Gabriel de Oliveira, Mattia Colli, Cyrille Colomb, Ruben Fonga, Ryan Gase, Michael Gurtner, Dan Roca, Matt Saunders, Ben Szarek, and Matthew Telford.

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

In 2022, 545 Division II Men student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 74 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