TEMPE, Ariz. – The UC San Diego women's tennis team earned the 2022 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award, while seven Tritons earned ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades. The ITA announced the honors on Monday morning.
 
Anjni Agrawal, Anu Bhadada, Shweta Kumar, Tiara Nourishad, Sophie Pearson, Julianna Sabile, and Ania Snissarenko collected ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
 
In order to be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the 2021-22 academic year. Additionally, in order for a team to garner ITA All-Academic Team honors, a program must have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above for 2021-22.
 
UC San Diego was one of 250 Division I women's tennis teams to receive All-Academic Team distinction, while the seven individual Tritons were among the 1,517 student-athletes recognized for their academic achievements. 
 
As a team, UC San Diego doubled its win total from 2021 both overall and in Big West play in the second year of its transition to NCAA Division I. The Tritons graduated three from this year's roster while returning 12 scholar-athletes for the 2022-23 season.

ITA Scholar-Athletes

Scholar-Athlete	Year	Major
Anjni Agrawal	Jr.	Molecular Cell Biology
Anu Bhadada	Sr.	Bioengineering
Shweta Kumar	Sr.	Data Science
Tiara Nourishad	Jr.	Political Science
Sophie Pearson	Jr.	Nanoengineering
Julianna Sabile	Jr.	Global Health
Ania Snissarenko	Fr.	Neurobiology

 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.