Tennis Earns ITA All-Academic Team Honors
Jul 18 | Women's Tennis
Five Scarlet Knights were named to the Scholar-Athlete list as program earns recognition for ninth-straight year
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – For the ninth consecutive year, Rutgers tennis was lauded for its academic performance as the squad was named an All-Academic Team by the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) for the 2021-22 academic year. It is the 14th time in the previous 17 seasons that RU has earned the distinction.
Additionally, five Scarlet Knights – Chloe Brown, Tess Fisher, Sydney Kaplan, Alisa Prinyarux and Kristiana Zahare – were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Zahare was named to the list for the third-straight year, while Brown, Fisher, Kaplan and Prinyarux were selected for the second season in a row.
The group were also named to the Academic All-Big Ten team with Fisher and Zahare earning their third selection, while Kaplan became a two-time honoree. Fisher, Kaplan and Zahare were two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, awarded to student-athletes who earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition and a minimum GPA of 3.70 in the previous academic year. Prinyarux was selected to the Distinguished Scholar list for the first time in 2022.
To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes 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 and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
ITA All-Academic teams are programs that 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.
Additionally, five Scarlet Knights – Chloe Brown, Tess Fisher, Sydney Kaplan, Alisa Prinyarux and Kristiana Zahare – were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Zahare was named to the list for the third-straight year, while Brown, Fisher, Kaplan and Prinyarux were selected for the second season in a row.
The group were also named to the Academic All-Big Ten team with Fisher and Zahare earning their third selection, while Kaplan became a two-time honoree. Fisher, Kaplan and Zahare were two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, awarded to student-athletes who earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition and a minimum GPA of 3.70 in the previous academic year. Prinyarux was selected to the Distinguished Scholar list for the first time in 2022.To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes 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 and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
ITA All-Academic teams are programs that 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.
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