Firebirds Boast Eleven ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Team Honors

WASHINGTON, DC- The University of the District of Columbia's men's and women's tennis teams earned the DII ITA All-Academic team honors. Eleven Student-Athletes also received ITA Scholar-Athlete honors, as was announced, Tuesday morning by the Association.

The women's tennis team finished the year with a 3.786 cumilative GPA and the men's tennis team finished with a 3.622. 

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

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