Pair of WAC Men’s Teams, Nine Individuals Earn ITA All-Academic Honors
TEMPE, Ariz. – Two WAC men's tennis teams and nine student-athletes have been named 2021 Division I Men All-Academic Teams and Scholar-Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
Chicago State and NM State each earned the ITA All-Academic Team award, given to any ITA program that has a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All varsity letter winners were factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must 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 2 semesters (including freshman through senior year).
The nine WAC student-athletes that achieved this status are listed below.
Sahil Chennadi, NM State
Pedja Kolaric, Chicago State
Mykhailo Kvantaliani, UT Rio Grande Valley
Alberto Mello, UT Rio Grande Valley
Louis Menard, NM State
Javier Sanchez Pradillo, Chicago State
Martin Simecek, NM State
Te Kani Williams, UT Rio Grande Valley
Filip Zupancic, UT Rio Grande Valley