TEMPE, Ariz. — Fifty tennis student-athletes and eight teams from the Gulf South Conference were recognized with academic awards from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), following the 2025-26 academic year.
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To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, meanwhile, a program must have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale), all student-athletes included should be on the institutional eligibility form, and all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.
All student-athletes and teams were submitted by their respective coaches.
2026 ITA All-Academic Teams
W
omen: AUM, Lee, Mississippi Christian, West Alabama
Men: AUM: Lee, Mississippi Christian, West Alabama
2026 ITA Scholar-Athletes
Women
AUM (6): Nagisa Yonezawa, Melissa Yakup Pour, Sofia Neri, Ana Clara Campigotto, Merecedes Garcia Cid, Valeria Garcia
Lee (5): Nicolette Fuhr, Maria Fernanda Duarte, Andrea Pascual Blanca, Jasmine Ibegbulam, Aliyah Dwyer
Mississippi Christian (6): Wambui Taylor, Emily Buchanan, Anna Hudson, Ann Cabot Sotckett, Rune Van Wyk, Katharina Weber
West Alabama (5): Greta Zawels, Theadora Stancescu, Valentina Mutilba, Jenila Prulla, Shaira Rivera
Men
AUM (8): Jami Savolainen, Mark Nawa, Guillermo Vedia Sanchez, Giuseppe Bonaiuti, Daniel Margoulis, Lucas Rosvall, Raphael Pertusier, Augustin Wallaert
Lee (6): Quinn Groenendijk, Jip Langerhuizen, Roberto Leal, Francisco Guimaraes, Stefan Mos, Rytis Razminas
Mississippi College (8): Matias Ruiz Broto, Mikayel Avanesyan, Charles Lefort, Mattia Ricci, John Noland, Lucas Calvalcanti de Carvalho, Simon Pfau, Sergio Ramirez Ocana
West Alabama (6): Afonso Portugal, Vilislav Bonev, Joan Mateu Ramis Pascual, Matias Iturbe, Federico Iturbe, Itaru Kikuchi