ITA Honors Men's Tennis For Stellar 2020-21 Academics

CHAPEL HILL—The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its 2021 Division I Men's Academic Awards on Monday, and nine members of North Carolina's team earned Scholar-Athlete honors.

Tar Heels Brian Cernoch, Mark Dillon, Rinky Hijikata, Peter Murphy, Adam Neff, Josh Peck, Simon Soendergaard, Anuj Watane and Logan Zapp all were named 2020-21 Division I Men Scholar-Athletes.

Additionally, the Tar Heel team was named an All-Academic Team for its achievements in the classroom across the board.

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, players 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

In 2021, 1054 Division I men student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 145 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. Compared to the previous year, 75 more Division I men received the distinction of ITA Scholar-Athlete.

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Players Mentioned

Brian Cernoch

Mark Dillon

Rinky Hijikata

Peter Murphy

Josh Peck

Simon Soendergaard

Anuj Watane

Logan Zapp

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