TEMPE, Ariz. — The Belmont Abbey women's tennis team was recognized as a Division II All-Academic team while 12 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. It is the fourth straight year that the Crusaders have earned the honor.

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: Alexus Govert, Rachel Flynn, Elona Simonov, Katharine Calvet, Davis McSwain, Frankee Hendricks, Rebekka Collyer, Lily Aranyos, Anna Steiner, Taylor Reid, Elizabeth Vollmin and Anna Li. In total, 705 Division II Women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 104 women's tennis programs earned All-Academic Team distinction.

The full list of award winners can be found here.