TEMPE, AZ.- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the 2020-21 Academic Team along with the ITA Scholar-Athletes. The Juniata men's tennis team received the team award along with three players being named ITA Scholar-Athletes. In 2021, 592 Division III Men student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 111 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:

• Have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale),
• All student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and
• All varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year. 

Ezenna Emuka (Houston, Texas / William B. Travis HS), Kyle Louder (Mifflintown, Pa. / Juniata H.S.), and William Michelson (Old Mystic, Conn. / Stonington) were all named ITA Scholar-Athletes.