Men's Tennis Earns ITA All-Academic and Scholar-Athlete Awards for Second Consecutive Year

TEMPE, AZ. - The Mars Hill men's tennis team has earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team honors for the 2015-16 academic season, the organization announced today. Additionally, Blake Covington, Daniel Nelson, Markus Gattner, and Alejandre Ozaki earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.

The Lions were able to boast this incredible honor after completing a successful academic year with a team grade point average of 3.20 or better (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 2015 and spring 2016).  

In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a student-athlete must be a varsity winner that has a GPA of at least 3.50 in the current academic year. The student-athlete also must have been enrolled at the school for at least two semesters.

To view the full ITA women's academics honor list, click here.