Simmons Tennis was named a 2010 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III All-Academic Team, the ITA announced this month. In addition, Jordan Borash (Marblehead, Mass.), Katy Hallinan (Maynard, Mass.), Athena Lynch (Andover, Mass.) and Maggie Taylor (Yarmouth, Maine) were given Scholar-Athlete honors. Taylor and Borash are both first-time honorees, while Hallinan has made the team three times, and Lynch has been honored twice.

"One of first goals that we mentioned last August was to be an ITA All-Academic Team," said Head Coach Bob Rauseo. "It is inspiring that we were able to be as successful in the classroom as we were on the court."

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 2009 and spring 2010).

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).

The 2010-11 Simmons Tennis season will begin on Saturday, August 4, when the Sharks travel to NEWMAC opponent Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.