TEMPE, Ariz. (July 13, 2026) – The impressive classroom success continues for the Chattanooga Mocs men's and women's tennis programs as both earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team honors while combining for 16 ITA Scholar-Athlete selections, the organization announced Monday.
The Chattanooga women's tennis program has now earned 16-straight ITA All-Academic Team honors while the men's team upped its consecutive streak to 12 following today's release. The 16 combined individual ITA Scholar-Athlete awards are second most on record (17 in 2021-22) and marks three-straight years with 10 or more honorees.
*For a team to be named an ITA All-Academic Team, the program must average a team GPA of 3.2 or better (on a 4.0 scale). To be labeled an ITA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must contain an overall GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year.
MEN'S TENNIS ACADEMIC HONORS
The Chattanooga men's tennis program is coming off a stellar 2025-26 campaign in the classroom in which the team posted a 3.695 GPA, its second-best academic year on record. All 10 student-athletes finished with a 3.30+ GPA and landed on the Dean's List/AD Honor Roll while the team effort marked the program's 13
th time finishing with a 3.5+ GPA total.
ITA Scholar-Athletes (9): Martin Delnido,
Julian Franzmann,
Cortland Grove,
Sebastian Johnson,
Jakub Jupa,
Kristof Kincses,
Jaxon Lamb,
Jackson Orsega,
TJ Ryerson
WOMEN'S TENNIS ACADEMIC HONORS
For the ninth time on record, the Chattanooga women's tennis program posted a team semester GPA of 3.60+ after finishing with a 3.678 mark this spring. All nine student-athletes earned Dean's List/AD Honor Roll honors and finished with a 3.25+ GPA as the duo of
Rufaro Magarira and
Emma Pedretti led the way with perfect 4.0 GPA terms.
ITA Scholar-Athletes (7): Zara Burns,
Jordan Fenton,
Addison Iacono,
Rufaro Magarira,
Ella Mancuso,
Emma Pedretti,
Savannah Presson
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