TEMPE, Ariz. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women’s tennis team has been named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) 2024 Division I All-Academic Team. Additionally, six Blue Hose players were recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes.

ITA FULL ACADEMIC TEAM

To qualify for the ITA All-Academic Team, a program must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher in the 2023-2024 academic year. Blue Hose recorded an impressive 3.38 GPA, earning the program’s eighth ITA team recognition in the school’s Division I era.

ITA SCHOLARSHIP-ATHLETES

During the 2023-2024 academic year, individual student athletes with a grade point average of 3.50 and above are defined as ITA Academic Athletes. McKenzie Davis, D’Estree Cologne, Luciana Piedra, Mathilde Delaney, MC DailyAnd Valentina DeSousa all represented Presbyterian College well with their outstanding academic achievements. This is the third time the program has received six or more individual ITA awards.

HONORS AND AWARDS

In addition to the team’s ITA academic success, Davis, Delaney, Piedra and De Sousa were honored with spots on the All-Big South Doubles Second Team for their performance and teamwork throughout the 2023-24 season. Piedra was named Big South Player of the Week on Feb. 21, while Davis received the same honor on both Feb. 28 and April 3. Additionally, Davis was named to the Big South All-Academic Team for his impressive work in the classroom.