CANTON, Ga. - The ITA announced their 2025 Academic Awards this afternoon, featuring many Southern Athletic Association teams and student-athletes.
Academia is an integral aspect of the college tennis experience and adds to the unique student-athlete experience found on college campuses across the nation.
Within the sport of tennis, student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court. In 2025, 1,269 Division III woen’s student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 165 women’s tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
The SAA Teams (men and women) who received All-Academic Team Honors are:
Berry
Millsaps
Rhodes
Sewanee
Trinity (joining the league this season for tennis)
To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:
- 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
The individuals who brought in ITA Scholar Athlete honors are:
Berry Men
Herrington Hobbs
Jake Chapman
Jace Goode
Aiden Benoualid
Noah Koch
Nico Koch
Berry Women
Sakura Manning
Lauren Masteller
Momo Manning
Carolina Hanson
Lacey Craig
Ella Stevens
Sophia Gibbs
Olivia Walton
Siena Rhoads
Charlee Eidson
Paige Evans
Anna Oliver
Millsaps Men
Caleb Solangi
Anderson Dulaney
Brady St. Martin
Sam Willard
Sebastian Gonzalez
Millsaps Women
Alexis Oliver
Skylar Spinks
Mackenzie Vordick
Mary Dabadie
Malakie Smith
Segen Lister
Rhodes Men
Nicholas Miloi
Christian Mainella
Oliver Bonovich
Cole McNair
Eli Felker
Paul Fridman
Jacob Lhmann
Rhodes Women
Sofia Rodriguez
Taylor Nash
Lilly Higgins
Ann Rush
Cami Lowry
Emma McHale
Gracie Rask
Zainab Baba
Sewanee Men
Joshue Lively
Jordan Theron
Andre Jakobi
Gil Weston
Drew Rukavina
Liam Selvido
Charlie Pizzuti
George Thomas Alexander
Sewanee Women
Ivy Wilson
Brooke Despriet
CiCi Hardin
Mariella Congenital Emma Caldwell
Allison Bizub
Ansley Carpenter
Bradley Tyer Jones
Lexi Barbee
Sarah Livingston
Trinity Men
Ethan Ruppanner
Rob Chang
Connor Whittington
Hai Vo
Ivan Nikolovski
Eric Liao
Aashish Dhanani
Dalton Locke
Trinity Women
Trinity Levy
Samantha Miller
Rosabella Andrade
Ruth Hill
Ellie Highes
To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one 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
- Be listed on the institutional eligibility form
For more information on all things SAA, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the SAA's home on the internet at
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