TEMPE, Ariz. – The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Teams have seen six players named Scholar-Athletes by Intercollegiate Tennis Association, ITA officials announced recently. Additionally, the team was recognized as an ITA All-Academic Team.

ITA Scholar-Athletes must be a varsity letterwinner and carry at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year. Additionally, each student-athlete must be enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters. To be an ITA All-Academic Team, the cumulative team grade point average must exceed 3.20 for the current academic year.

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Emory & Henry women selected as ITA Scholar-Athletes was sophomore Logan Graham (Radford, Va.) and freshmen Payton Holt (Mount Ulla, N.C.), Bailey King (Marion, Va.), Sarah Marion (Dobson, N.C.), Makenzie Mendler (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.) and Chrissy Rukeyser (Knoxville, Tenn.). Across the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, there were 58 individuals recognized and seven teams which earned the All-Academic Team moniker.

The ITA is the governing body of college tennis, and oversees men's and women's varsity tennis at NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College divisions. The ITA administers a comprehensive awards and rankings program for men's and women's varsity players, coaches and teams in all divisions, providing recognition for their accomplishments on and off the court.

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