PHILADELPHIA – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2024-25 All-Academic Teams and Scholar-Athletes on Monday, July 21. The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's tennis programs were honored as ITA All-Academic teams, while 18 Quakers—nine men, nine women—were recognized with ITA Scholar-Athletes Award honors.
 
The men's team was represented by Parashar Bharadwaj, Shaurya Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Chundu, Luka Butera, Justin Chung, Stephan Gershfeld, Manfredi Graziani, Matthew Rutter, and Aaron Sandler. On the women's side, Sasha Motlagh, Saige Roshkoff, Gavriella Smith, Lara Stojanovski, Liza Tkachenko, Maya Urata, Esha Velaga, Eileen Wang and Sarah Wang earned the prestigious honor.  
 
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 (on a 4.00 scale) among the student-athletes who are listed on the institutional eligibility form. All varsity letter winners were factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.
 
In order to be named ITA Scholar-Athlete, a player must have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and be listed on his/her school's institutional eligibility form.