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Four MWC Tennis Teams Receive ITA Academic Accolades
July 27, 2009 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Four Mountain West Conference tennis teams were honored with the 2008-09 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) All-Academic Team Award last week. In addition to the team awards, 22 MWC individuals were named ITA Scholar-Athletes for their work in the classroom. For the men, TCU received team academic honors, while the women's side featured New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV. The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2008 and spring 2009). In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present institution for at least two semesters (including freshman thorough senior year). Below is a list of the ITA Scholar Athlete Award winners from the Mountain West: MEN
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