Emory Women’s Tennis Earns ITA All-Academic Team Recognition

The Emory University women’s tennis team was named an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), based on the team’s grade point average during the 2010-11 academic year.  In addition, junior Zahra Dawson and freshmen Taylor Brandt and Brenna Kelly were named ITA Scholar Athletes.

The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA 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/NJCAA/CA JUCO eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2010 and spring 2011).

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).

Emory finished third as a team at the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships, following a 23-5 record during the regular season.