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Women’s Tennis Earns ITA Academic Team Honors for the 25th Time in Program History
July 21, 2025 | Women's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - For the 25th time in 29 seasons, the Ball State women's tennis team was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team, after earning a 3.5 on Ball State's 4.0 scale.
In addition, seven members of the squad received individual ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades — Chloe Brown (3.5), Sydney Hrehor (3.6), Ella Hazelbaker (3.7), Sarah Shahbaz (3.8), Alana Bristow (3.9), Jemima Williams-Phillips (3.9) and Isabel Tanjuatco (3.9). This marks the fourth time for Hazelbaker to earn the award and the second for Hrehor, Shahbaz and Tanjuatco.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.0 scale). All varsity letterwinners are factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2024 and spring 2025).
To earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letterwinner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior
In addition, seven members of the squad received individual ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades — Chloe Brown (3.5), Sydney Hrehor (3.6), Ella Hazelbaker (3.7), Sarah Shahbaz (3.8), Alana Bristow (3.9), Jemima Williams-Phillips (3.9) and Isabel Tanjuatco (3.9). This marks the fourth time for Hazelbaker to earn the award and the second for Hrehor, Shahbaz and Tanjuatco.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.0 scale). All varsity letterwinners are factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2024 and spring 2025).
To earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letterwinner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior
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