2018 ITA All-Academic Teams and Scholar-Athletes
TEMPE, Ariz.- For the third year in a row both the University of the Sciences men's and women's tennis teams were honored as Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Teams.
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).
Notably, it was the fourth consecutive year the women have received the award.
Individually, Rakesh Chamala, Sahas Chandragiri, Abbygail Gamarnik, Evan Halperin, Elkanah Linder, Karla Miletic, Nathan Nguyen, Borna Novak and Chandat Phan all also received recognition as ITA Scholar-Athletes.
Notably, it was the third straight year Garmarnik, Halperin, Linder and Novak have received the recognition, as well as the second year in a row for Chandragiri, Miletic and Phan.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria:
- be a varsity letter winner
- have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
- have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman through senior year)
Rakesh Chamala (Biology)
2017-18 ITA Scholar-Athlete
Dean's List Honors
Sahas Chandragiri (Biomedical Sciences (Pre-Med))
2x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2017-18 CACC All-Academic Team
4x Dean's List Honors
One 4.0 GPA Semester
Abbygail Gamarnik (Biology/Pre-Dental)
3x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2x CACC Top XV Award (2016, 2017)
2x CACC All-Academic Team (2016, 2017)
2016-17 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
6x Dean's List Honors
Two 4.0 GPA Semesters
Evan Halperin (Pharmacy)
3x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2x CACC All-Academic Team (2017; 2018)
2016-17 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
6x Dean's List Honors
Elkanah Linder (Pharmacy)
3x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2x CACC All-Academic Team (2016, 2017)
2016-17 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
6x Dean's List Honors
One 4.0 GPA Semester
Karla Miletic (Physics)
2x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division II Women's At-Large Team
2017-18 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year
2017 CACC All-Academic Team
4x Dean's List Honors
Four 4.0 GPA Semester
Nathan Nguyen (Pharmacy)
2x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2x CACC All-Academic Team (2017; 2018)
2016-17 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
4x Dean's List Honors
Borna Novak (Biochemsitry)
3x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2017-18 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team
2x CACC All-Academic Team (2017, 2018)
2016-17 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
6x Dean's List Honors
Four 4.0 GPA Semesters
Chandat Phan (Biomedical Sciences)
2x ITA Scholar-Athlete
6x Dean's List Honors