Wheaton, Ill. – The Wheaton College women's tennis team was recognized with a 2011-12 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award for its work in the classroom last season. The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2011 and spring 2012).

Seven members of head coach Jane Nelson's team were recognized as ITA Scholar Athletes: Julia Carey; Meredith Manchester; Melanie Milling; Julie Nussbaum; Sarah Ray and Elizabeth Worsowicz. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).

OFFICIAL ITA ANNOUNCEMENT