SKILLMAN, NJ - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced the 2015 ITA All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athlete award winners. Seven Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) teams achieved All-Academic status, while 47 individuals earned ITA Scholar-Athlete designation.
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 (on a 4.00 scale). 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).
| ITA All-Academic Teams - Division II | |
| Women's Teams | Men's Teams |
| Grand Valley State | Tiffin |
| Findlay | Findlay |
| Tiffin | Northwood |
| Northwood | |
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).
| ITA Scholar-Athletes - Division II Women (25) | |
| Name | School |
| Janie Sell | Ferris State |
| Rebecca Beloungea | Ferris State |
| Aimee Moccia | Grand Valley State |
| Carola Orna | Grand Valley State |
| Kali Phillips | Grand Valley State |
| Kelly Trap | Grand Valley State |
| Leah Dancz | Grand Valley State |
| Morgan Patterson | Grand Valley State |
| Rachel Sumner | Grand Valley State |
| Anasasia Puchkina | Northwood |
| Anastasiia Zazub | Northwood |
| Anna Aniskina | Northwood |
| Abigail Schuster | Tiffin |
| Bianca Avram | Tiffin |
| Caroline Harpainter | Tiffin |
| Chelsea Beck | Tiffin |
| Rachelmary Brozoich | Tiffin |
| Valentina Mazzola | Tiffin |
| Matina Matic | Findlay |
| Nina Djordjevic | Findlay |
| Tihana Raicevic | Findlay |
| Viktoriya Shkola | Findlay |
| Andreea Mitrache | Wayne State |
| Anne Li Briand | Wayne State |
| Liz de Souza Ghellere | Wayne State |
| ITA Scholar-Athletes - Division II Men (22) | |
| Name | School |
| Conner Hunt | Ferris State |
| Raleigh Grossbaum | Ferris State |
| Renan Baldi | Ferris State |
| Simon Levy | Ferris State |
| Zach Grabovic | Ferris State |
| Bryan Hodges | Grand Valley State |
| Michael Kaye | Grand Valley State |
| Quinn Sylow | Grand Valley State |
| Austin Woody | Northwood |
| Felipe Creama Batistella | Northwood |
| Henrik Hellbe | Northwood |
| Konstantin Zhukov | Northwood |
| Salikh Gilmutdinov | Northwood |
| Tanini Kader | Northwood |
| Kyle Johnson | Tiffin |
| Luis Ludena | Tiffin |
| Pierre Frery | Tiffin |
| Victor Fernandes | Tiffin |
| Djordje Ljubinkovic | Findlay |
| John Kidd | Findlay |
| Robin Semal | Findlay |
| Gopinath Menta | Wayne State |
All members of the 2015 ITA All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athletes will receive a certificate to recognize the achievement.
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. For more information on the ITA Awards program, please visit http://www.itatennis.com/AboutITA/AbouttheITA.htm.
