SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State tennis program was named a 2023 Division I Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team and seven Bobcats were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, the organization announced on Monday.
The ITA's release of academic awards included 1,513 Division I Women's student-athletes named ITA scholar-athletes and 234 women's tennis programs awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
Texas State was named an ITA All-Academic team for the eighth season in a row. This is the fifth ITA All-Academic team honor for tennis Head Coach
Kendall Brooks.
Tennis earned a 3.62 spring 2023 team grade point average, which was the highest sport GPA among Texas State athletics.
Emma Carr,
Sofia Fortuno,
Kiana Graham,
Maria Lora,
Kate Malazonia,
Mae McCutcheon and
Emily Niers were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. The seven Bobcats that earned the honor ties the highest amount to be selected since the 2016 season.
Fortuno, Lora, Malazonia, and McCutcheon earned the back-to-back honor after being named to the 2022 ITA Scholar-Athlete list. This is a first-time honor for Carr, Graham, and Niers.
To be eligible for the ITA All-Academic team award, programs must have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above on a 4.00 scale for the current academic year. To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.00 scale for the current academic year.
