TYLER, Texas -- The UT Tyler men's and women's tennis teams received Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team distinction, as 20 student-athletes received ITA Scholar Athlete recognition.
 
The total number of Scholar Athlete recipients ranked fifth in NCAA Division II for combined men's and women's tennis Scholar Athlete awards, and both programs led the Lone Star Conference in individual honorees. The Patriots tied for the most Division II women's tennis Scholar Athletes with 11, and the men's tennis team produced nine recipients.
 
"This is huge for us," said UT Tyler tennis head coach Adam Cohen. "These achievements are a testament to the quality of student-athletes our athletic department has emphasized making a priority on in our recruiting. I'm looking forward to seeing them expand on this achievement in the academic arena and show the same success on court this year."
 
The ITA academic awards include team awards (ITA All-Academic Team) for achieving a team GPA of 3.2 or higher, along with individual awards (ITA Scholar Athlete) for students with a GPA of 3.50 or higher in the current academic year.
 
UT Tyler's women's tennis ITA Scholar Athletes were Brooke Brewer, Chloe Chawner, Caitlyn Cox, Emily Danielson, Chloe Dix, Gaini Ibrasheva, Marijana Jovanovic, Dnyanada Patil, Alina Pereira, Akshaya Suresh, and Ana Zaidan. The men's tennis ITA Scholar Athletes were Connor Cooper, Jonas Dixon, Gabriel Hidalgo, Jan Lucca Marquardt, Dheemant Nathani, Alberto Rodriguez, Daniel Rodriguez, Jorge Sala, and Stephen Young.