MSU Tennis Teams Once Again Earn ITA Academic Awards

Mississippi State's tennis teams once again dominated both on the court and in the classroom during the 2017-18 season.

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MSU Tennis Teams Once Again Earn ITA Academic Awards

July 24, 2018 | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis

ITA Academic Awards (Men)ITA Academic Awards (Women)

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Proving yet again Mississippi State's commitment to academics, the MSU men's and women's tennis programs earned team and individual honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the 2017-2018 season, the ITA announced on Tuesday.

Both squads earned ITA All-Academic Team honors by meeting the required 3.20 cumulative grade-point average, while several Bulldog players scored the required 3.50 GPA for the 2017-2018 academic year to earn individual honors from the ITA.

The Matt Roberts-led men's squad posted an impressive 3.76 cumulative GPA for the 2017-2018 academic year, as the program earned its 10th-straight and 17th overall ITA All-Academic Team honor in school history. On the court, the Bulldogs finished ranked fifth nationally after a run to the SEC Championship title and the program's first NCAA quarterfinal appearance since 1998.

Daryl Greenan's women's team recorded a remarkable 3.71 team GPA in 2017-2018 on its way to earning the ITA team laurel for the ninth-consecutive season and 19th time overall. State's ladies captured the No. 29 final national ranking this spring while making a program-record fourth-straight NCAA appearance.

Individually, both teams had multiple players named ITA Scholar-Athletes.

For State's men, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nuno Borges (kinesiology), Niclas Braun (finance), Florian Broska (kinesiology), Trevor Foshey (kinesiology), Hunter Harrison (kinesiology), Giovanni Oradini (kinesiology) and Strahinja Rakic (finance) each earned the individual honor with GPAs of 3.5 or better for the year.

For the women's squad, Janina Braun (business administration), Madison Harrison (kinesiology), Caroline Kelly (kinesiology), Sara Lizariturry (business administration) and Anastasia Rentouli (finance) rounded out MSU's ITA Scholar-Athlete list.

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