STATESBORO - The Sun Belt Conference champion Georgia Southern University women's tennis team was honored Monday with both team and individual academic awards from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in its annual 2021 ITA Division I Academic Awards release.
The Eagles earned the All-Academic Team award for carrying a 3.61 GPA for the 2020-21 academic year. Georgia Southern was one of 210 women's programs across the nation who achieved the honor in 2020-21. To qualify, teams must carry a 3.20 GPA or better.
Individually, six Eagles earned ITA Scholar-Athlete distinctions. Each student-athlete must carry a 3.