BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons Tennis has received 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team honors announced by the national office earlier this month. This marks the third time in fours years that the Sharks have received the honor.
In addition, freshmen Caroline Khoury, Casey Gilman, Rachael Downey, and junior Margaret Teague were named 2013 ITA Scholar-Athletes. To earn scholar-athlete honors, athletes must be a varsity letter winner, maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average for the 2012-13 academic year and be enrolled at their present institution for a least two semesters. It is the third time that Teague has been honored as a national scholar-athlete.
The 2012 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Champions will open their season on August 31st at home.