TEMPE, AZ – Both the Siena Women and Men's Tennis programs continued their long-standing success in the classroom as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association ("ITA") recognized each with Division I Team All-Academic Award distinction and 14 student-athletes received high individual honors as Scholar-Athletes on Monday.
 
On a team level, the Saints women's team held a cumulative GPA of 3.77 among its nine student-athletes on its roster while the Siena men's team posted a cumulative GPA of 3.60 among its eight student-athletes. 
 
Within the sport of tennis, student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court. In 2024, 1,059 Division I Men's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 176 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.  Among the women's circuit, 1,573 Division I Women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 255 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
 
Among those who also received Scholar-Athlete status with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for the 2023-2024 school year were senior Emma Boggiali, senior Jade Gautier, junior Laia Giralt, freshman Manuela Gomez, senior Shelby Madieros, freshman Zaara Omar and senior Alexa Wilson.
 
On the men's side, those who achieved the mark or higher were junior Maxwell Acri, freshman Dylan Breen, junior Fabio Varella, freshman Oscar Martinez, graduate student Andrea Moro, sophomore Zino Varouhas-Poole, and redshirt junior Elijah Zifferblatt. 
 
Siena Women's Tennis held the highest cumulative GPA of all Siena athletic programs. 
 
To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the requirements of holding 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.