TEMPE, Ariz. – Five Virginia Tech men's tennis student-athletes were named ITA Scholar Athletes by college tennis' governing body on Monday. Along with Ryan Fishback, Alvaro Saez-Royuela Ariza, Frank Thompson, Alberto Orso and Ryan Morgan's honor, the team was named an ITA All-Academic Team.
For Fishback, Thompson and Ariza, this is their second time receiving the distinction.
To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must 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 and all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.
