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Mark Dillon
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Dillon & Murphy Named ITA Scholar-Athletes
July 10, 2023 | Men's Tennis, Academics
University of North Carolina men's tennis players Mark Dillon and Peter Murphy both have earned 2023 ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards, the Intercollegiate Tennis Assocation announced on Monday.
Murphy, a junior from Portland, Ore., also earned spots on the 2023 Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference team and the '23 Academic All-District list.
Dillon is a 2023 UNC graduate who attended Carolina on a prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship, the highest academic grant given by the university.
Academia is an integral aspect of the college tennis experience and adds to the unique student-athlete experience found on college campuses across the nation.
Murphy, a junior from Portland, Ore., also earned spots on the 2023 Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference team and the '23 Academic All-District list.
Dillon is a 2023 UNC graduate who attended Carolina on a prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship, the highest academic grant given by the university.
Academia is an integral aspect of the college tennis experience and adds to the unique student-athlete experience found on college campuses across the nation.
In 2023, 959 Division I men's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 162 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
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