STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford men's and women's tennis programs were once again recognized with the ITA All-Academic Team award as the two teams combined for 16 ITA Scholar-Athletes for the 2018-19 season.
With a team cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 (on a 4.00 scale), the Stanford men's program captured its 15th ITA All-Academic Team honor in the 17 years it has been awarded. The Cardinal women were recognized with the ITA All-Academic Team award for the fifth consecutive year, after boasting a team cumulative grade-point average of 3.61.
The 10 individuals honored as Scholar-Athletes for the men include Jack Barber, Axel Geller, Michael Genender, William Genesen, Christian Kontaxis, Sameer Kumar, Kento Perera, Alexandre Rotsaert, Timothy Sah and Dean Stratakos. Kumar was named the 2019 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The Cardinal, ranked No. 12 in the final ITA poll, has had at least eight Scholar-Athletes in one season in six of the last eight years.
Six members of the 2019 NCAA champion women's program were named Scholar-Athletes, including Emily Arbuthnott, Sara Choy, Michaela Gordon, Naomie Rosenberg, Elizabeth Yao and Kimberly Yee.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: (1) be a varsity letter winner, (2) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and (3) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman through senior year).