TEMPE, Ariz. - For the first time since 2021, the Saint Mary's men's tennis program was named an ITA All-Academic team and earned six ITA Scholar-Athlete selections for their success in the classroom this past season. The Gaels earned a cumulative GPA of 3.3 to qualify for the team award while all six student-athletes earned GPA's of at least 3.5 to be named to the ITA Scholar-Athlete list.
Pierre Lieutaud,
Liam Carpenter,
Paulo Hugo Etchecoin,
Thibaud Maxant,
Ellison Greco and
Aidan Watt were the six student-athletes to represent Saint Mary's, going down as their first career ITA Scholar-Athlete selections. On the court Saint Mary's capped off the 2024-25 season with a dramatic postseason run, making it to the finals of the UTR Sports NIT Championship. They earned match wins over Morgan State and Ryder University before falling narrowly to top seed Chattanooga 4-2. The Gaels also made the WCC Tournament for the first time since 2023 after securing conference wins over Portland and Gonzaga to earn the sixth seed in the tournament field.
Award requirements and the complete list of All-Academic Teams and Scholar-Athletes across Division I can be found below:
To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:
Have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
Be listed on the institutional eligibility form
To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:
Have 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
All varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year
2025 ITA Scholar-Athletes (Saint Mary's)
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