
Men's and Women's Tennis Awarded ITA Academic Honors
7/18/2019 4:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Coastal Carolina men's and women's tennis teams have been honored as 2019 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Teams. In addition, the women's team had seven of its student-athletes recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes while the men's team had six earn the individual honor.
The ITA All-Academic Team Award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or above. All varsity letter winners are 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 cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
The Chanticleer women's tennis program boasted a combined 3.76 GPA to lead all Coastal athletic programs for the fourth straight year, and all women's programs for the sixth straight year. Somer Dalla-Bona, Viktorija Demcenkova, Maria Khomchenko, Jessie Mount, Alexa Tiefel, Iryna Vardanian and Alicja Zduniak were all named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
It is the 21st consecutive year that the women have received ITA All-Academic Team honors.
The Chanticleer men's tennis team posted a combined 3.42 GPA in 2018-19 to lead all Coastal Carolina men's programs for the second consecutive year, and third time in the last four years. The ITA Scholar-Athletes on the men's side include Gonzalo Achondo, Juan Castellanos, Francesco Cori, Luiz Faria, Zak Talic and Daiki Tanabe.
The Chanticleer men have received ITA All-Academic Team honors in 14 of the last 15 seasons.
The ITA All-Academic Team Award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or above. All varsity letter winners are 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 cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
The Chanticleer women's tennis program boasted a combined 3.76 GPA to lead all Coastal athletic programs for the fourth straight year, and all women's programs for the sixth straight year. Somer Dalla-Bona, Viktorija Demcenkova, Maria Khomchenko, Jessie Mount, Alexa Tiefel, Iryna Vardanian and Alicja Zduniak were all named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
It is the 21st consecutive year that the women have received ITA All-Academic Team honors.
The Chanticleer men's tennis team posted a combined 3.42 GPA in 2018-19 to lead all Coastal Carolina men's programs for the second consecutive year, and third time in the last four years. The ITA Scholar-Athletes on the men's side include Gonzalo Achondo, Juan Castellanos, Francesco Cori, Luiz Faria, Zak Talic and Daiki Tanabe.
The Chanticleer men have received ITA All-Academic Team honors in 14 of the last 15 seasons.
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