Five MIAA Women's Tennis Teams and Thirty-Eight Players Earn Academic Recognition from ITA

Five MIAA Women's Tennis Teams and Thirty-Eight Players Earn Academic Recognition from ITA

On July 13, five women's tennis programs from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) were named 2021-22 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Teams, with 38 players earning ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition.

In 2022, 940 Division III women’s student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, including 38 from the conference.

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

Out of 125 Division III women's tennis programs that received ITA All-Academic accolades, the five MIAA teams include: Albion College, Calvin University, Kalamazoo College, Saint Mary's College and Trine University.

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

ITA Academic Awards release


Individuals Recognized by the ITA

Albion - Eleanor Debo, Morgan DeRose, Josephine Dunn, Saige Jost, Savannah McDonald, Alura Reed, Breh Ruger, Kathryn Valade

Calvin - Marissa Baker, Grace Brown, Sara Kroeze, Averi Lewis, Sarah McCormick, Emily Schellenboom, Maggie Shoemaker

Kalamazoo - Anna Buck, Rebecca Elias, Madeleine Hurley, Meghan Killmaster, Ella Knight, Caroline Norton, Sophie Zhuang

Saint Mary's - Kalyn Borger, Alayna Campbell, Lucille Chamberlin, Alyssa Gulli, Kathleen McLeod, Nikki Rust, Bailey Siglow

Trine - Ellie Cole, Jadyn Davis, Eva Morales, Kennedy Outwater, Bailey Pelliccia, Ashley Spirrison, Rebekah Trent, Lillian Trinh, Elizabeth Welker


Programs Recognized by the ITA

Albion College

Calvin University

Kalamazoo College

Saint Mary's College

Trine University