GILBERT, Ariz. – For the 23rd year in a row, the MIT women's tennis team qualified for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award. The Engineers produced a team GPA of 3.79 while a program-record 12 student-athletes received ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
To be named as an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:
- Have a grade point average of at least a 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year
- Be listed on the institutional eligibility form
Overall in 2026, 1,309 Division III women's tennis student-athletes were named ITA Scholar-Athletes and 177 women's tennis programs were awarded All-Academic Team accolades. Teams needed an overall grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.0 scale) during the current academic year to earn All-Academic Team honors.
MIT Honorees
Pados collected her fourth award, Kolli and Liu qualified for the third time, and Deshpande, Gandra, Petrie, Samets, and Zeng were repeat honorees.
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