Complete ITA Release
TEMPE, Ariz. - Though it was unable to complete its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NM State men's tennis team was still able to get the job done in the classroom.
The Aggies were one of 186 NCAA Division I men's tennis teams from around the nation who were recognized as Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Teams. As a team, the Aggies generated a collective GPA of 3.39 for the academic year - easily meeting the ITA All-Academic Team requirement of a 3.2.
In addition to their team accolade, the Aggies saw five of their student-athletes secure ITA Scholar-Athlete honors, too. Sebastian Herrera, Jordy Visser, Sahil Chennadi, Luis Flores and Louis Menard all met or exceeded the 3.5 GPA requirement needed to be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. All told, 979 NCAA Division I men's tennis student-athletes from around the nation were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
Through the course of their abbreviated 2020 season, the Aggies put together a 7-7 showing which included triumphs over UC Riverside, Pacific, Sacramento State and Troy among others.
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