GILBERT, Ariz. -- The Bates men's tennis team was recognized on Wednesday for their academic excellence by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, both as a group and with nine individuals picking up ITA Scholar-Athlete awards.
The Bobcats were named an ITA All-Academic Team, as they achieved a team grade point overage of over 3.2 and nine Bates men's tennis players were recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes thanks to their GPAs of at least 3.5.
Politics major
Eric Diop '28 (Boston), physics major
Phillippe Kosyagin '27 (Las Vegas, Nev.), economics major
Josh Maller '29 (Baltimore, Md.), economics major
Nicolas Ozer '27 (New York City), biochemistry major
Tylan Ozkuzey '28 (Montclair, N.J.),
Alexander Podoltsev '29 (Madison, Conn.),
Antonio Rosabal '29 (Heredia, Costa Rica),
James Sacco '28 (Brightwaters, N.Y.), and physics major
Theo Sardain '26 (Dedham, Mass.) all earned ITA Scholar-Athlete awards.
A team captain this past season, Sardain graduates from Bates as a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete honoree. A Bates Senior Scholar Award-winner, he was a three-time All-NESCAC selection in doubles and a two-time selection to both the College Sports Communicators Men's Tennis Academic All-District® Team and the NESCAC Spring All-Academic team.
