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Wesleyan tennis teams claims 13 ITA Scholar-Athlete awards

BUCKHANNON — The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the 2024 Division II Men’s and Women’s ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams.

Both of West Virginia Wesleyan College’s tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. In addition, the following Bobcats were named an ITA Scholar-Athletes:
Cayley Symons
Dominique Jansen Van Vuuren
Emily Lybarger
Marisa Lauffer
Megan Meyer
Omolade Aderemi
Sneha Sundaraneedi
Andres Valverde-Gonzalez
Gianluca Gerndt
Jed Platts
Mika Kreisel
Pedro Nunes
Takuya Kobayashi

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

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