Five UNC tennis players have recently earned an academic honor from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Four members from the UNC women’s tennis team earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status – junior All-America Hayley Carter, senior Ashley Dai, senior Whitney Kay and freshman Jessie Aney.
It was Carter’s third time receiving the recognition and the first time for her three teammates.
The Tar Heels women’s team also received the ITA All-Academic Team award by recording a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or better.
Meanwhile, rising sophomore Blaine Boyden was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete from the men’s team.
Both programs had tremendous seasons with Carter spending most of the year as the top-ranked singles player in the country. The women’s team finished the season as the fourth-ranked team in the country, while the men’s side finished the season ranked No. 5.
Being an ITA Scholar-Athlete requires that the student-athlete be a varsity letter winner, have a GPA of at least 3.50 and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
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