LA JOLLA, Calif. — Nine Triton tennis players earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition, with both the men's and women's teams being honored as ITA All-Academic Teams, as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
 
Women's tennis maintained a collective 3.68 GPA, the highest of the Tritons. Men's tennis earned a 3.32.
 
Four Tritons from women's tennis were recognized with ITA accolades. Graduate student Hana Gamracy, senior Kamya Nair, sophomore Varsha Jawadi, and freshman Olivia Allegre were honored with the award on the women's side.
 
Five Tritons from men's tennis were honored. Graduate students Oliver Worth, Trey Fourticq, Yaron Guberman, senior Zach Pellouchoud, and freshman Andrew Beceiro earned recognition for their success in the classroom this spring.
 
ITA Individual Scholar-Athlete awards are announced every spring. To be eligible for ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition, scholar-athletes must have a GPA of at least 3.5 for the current academic year. To be named an ITA All-Academic Team a team must earn a cumulative 3.2 team GPA.
 
Gamracy also earned CSC All-District honors, announced in May, for her work in the classroom and on the court. Nair and Pellouchoud were named to the Big West Spring All-Academic recognition.
 
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 began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 earned 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 Divisions I and II.