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Ten Tritons Named ITA Scholar-Athletes

UC San Diego earns ITA All-Academic Team Award as well

TEMPE, Ariz. – Ten UC San Diego women's tennis scholar-athletes have been named Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athletes for excelling in the classroom. The organization announced its 2024-25 honorees Monday morning. Cincy Chen, Grace Gamal, Julia Haynes, Varsha Jawadi, Kelly Leung, Allison Lian, Kamya Nair, Adriana Tabares, Athena Wardy, and Katelyn Vu represent the Tritons. UC San Diego is also a recipient of the 2024-25 ITA All-Academic Team award. UC San Diego tied CSUN for the most honorees amongst Big West institutions.

The ITA All-Academic Team award recognizes programs that completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher. To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, nominees must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the current academic year.
 
The ITA's academic awards include honorees from all levels of college men's and women's tennis.
  
1,462 Division I women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 222 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.

About the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body of college tennis, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at all levels – NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College.

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.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Cincy Chen

Cincy Chen

5' 11"
Junior
Grace Gamal

Grace Gamal

5' 10"
Junior
Kelly Leung

Kelly Leung

5' 3"
Senior
Adriana Tabares

Adriana Tabares

5' 6"
Senior
Katelyn Vu

Katelyn Vu

5' 6"
Senior
Julia Haynes

Julia Haynes

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Allison Lian

Allison Lian

5' 3"
Freshman
Varsha Jawadi

Varsha Jawadi

5' 5"
Freshman
Athena Wardy

Athena Wardy

5' 6"
Freshman
Kamya Nair

Kamya Nair

5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Cincy Chen

Cincy Chen

5' 11"
Junior
Grace Gamal

Grace Gamal

5' 10"
Junior
Kelly Leung

Kelly Leung

5' 3"
Senior
Adriana Tabares

Adriana Tabares

5' 6"
Senior
Katelyn Vu

Katelyn Vu

5' 6"
Senior
Julia Haynes

Julia Haynes

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Allison Lian

Allison Lian

5' 3"
Freshman
Varsha Jawadi

Varsha Jawadi

5' 5"
Freshman
Athena Wardy

Athena Wardy

5' 6"
Freshman
Kamya Nair

Kamya Nair

5' 9"
Junior

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