UDC Men's and Women's Tennis Teams Repeat as ECC Academic Team of Excellence Award Winners

WASHINGTON, DC – The East Coast Conference (ECC) has announced that 82 percent of its athletic programs achieved a 3.0 team GPA or higher for the 2024–25 academic year, with the University of the District of Columbia leading the way. Among the 144 teams across the conference, 118 earned the academic milestone—including all UDC programs—with the Firebirds' tennis teams standing at the top.

UDC's women's tennis team posted an exceptional 3.91 GPA, the highest team GPA of any program—men's or women's—across the entire ECC. The Firebird men's tennis team followed suit with a 3.83 GPA, the top mark among all ECC men's teams. Both squads were honored with the ECC Academic Team of Excellence Award for their respective sports, marking the fourth consecutive year that UDC has claimed this prestigious recognition in men's and women's tennis.