NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt women’s tennis program picked up All-Academic Team honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association while seven individuals were recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes it was announced by the organization.
Overall, 1,513 student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 234 programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above. All varsity letterwinners were factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year. With seven student-athletes honored, this marks the fifth time in the last six seasons that Vanderbilt has had at least six individuals earn scholar-athlete status.
Seniors Marcella Cruz, Dasha Kourkina and Anna Ross, juniors Anessa Lee and Holly Staff, sophomore Amy Stevens, as well as freshman Bridget Stammel were all named 2023 scholar-athletes by the ITA. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must boast a minimum grade point average of 3.50 for the current academic year.
This is the fourth career honor for Ross, third for both Lee and Staff, and second for Kourkina and Stevens.
