BRONX – For the ninth straight year the Fordham University women's tennis team has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team. Additionally ten members of the program were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, the most ever in a season for the Rams.
Earning ITA Scholar-Athlete honors were
Raffaela Alhach,
Camila Baeza,
Eleni Fasoula,
Xiaowei Hu,
Demi Jhaveri,
Julianne Nguyen,
Franny Shea,
Sofie Siem,
Anlin Xie, and
Xintong Zhou. The ten honorees ties Fordham with George Washington University for the most for an Atlantic 10 team.
Within the sport of tennis, student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court. In 2024, 1,573 Division I women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 255 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
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