TEMPE, Ariz. — The Belmont Abbey men's tennis team was recognized as a Division II All-Academic team while 13 Crusaders earned Scholar-Athlete honors by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) earlier this week.

In order to  be named an ITA All-Academic Team, teams must 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, student-athletes must have at least a 3.5 grade point average for the current academic year and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.

The full list of Crusaders named ITA Scholar-Athletes are as follows: Carter Johnson, Tyler Troche, Jesus Espinoza, Kaleb Burrage, Samuel McGregor, Ricard Novell, Tim Stemler, Jon Bayo, Simone di Camillo, Brody Sawyer, Marcus Bergelin, Charlie Fremaux and Elijah Buerkle.

In total, 577 Division II Men's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 76 men's tennis programs earned All-Academic Team distinction.

The full list of award winners can be found here.