TEMPE, Az. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) recently announced the 2022 Division III Women's ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams. The Salem College tennis team was one of four current USA South Conference member institutions—Brevard, N.C. Wesleyan and Pfeiffer the others—to earn a spot among NCAA Division III programs honored by the organization. Individually, five members of the team were recognized as ITA Division III Scholar Athletes.

Salem tennis wrapped up the 2021-22 academic year with a combined 3.48 GPA. Five student-athletes on the team maintained a 3.5 GPA or better, including Alyssa Cosentino (3.47), Haley Gilley (3.79), Alyson Gammons (3.94), McKinley Rice (3.54) and Gina Franco (3.64), matching the organization's criteria to be named as an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

For the ITA, academia is an integral aspect of the college tennis experience and adds to the unique student-athlete experience found on college campuses across the nation.

Within the sport of tennis, student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court. In 2022, 941 Division III Women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 125 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:

• have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
• be listed on the institutional eligibility form

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:

• 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