TEMPE, Ariz. (July 23)- The Saint Vincent College men's and women's tennis teams earned a host of accolades from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for their academic achievement during the 2024-25 academic year.

Led by Head Coach Brian Niemiec, both the Bearcat men's and women's teams were named ITA All-Academic Teams, while 19 student-athletes were recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes.
 
To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above on a 4.0 scale. For the 2024-25 academic year, the SVC women's tennis team achieved a team GPA of 3.82, while the men recorded a 3.61 GPA.

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the most recently completed academic year.

The 2024-25 Saint Vincent College ITA Scholar-Athletes include:

Lydia Lieb, senior, Dysart, Pa./Holidaysburg
Julia Runk, senior, Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle
Sydney McWreath, freshman, Washington, Pa./Trinity
Rachel Zgurich, sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Ashley Thiel, freshman, Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley
Abby Donnelly, senior, Washington, Pa./McGuffey
Marisa Hooper, junior, Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle
Rebecca Kurylo, junior, Easton, Pa./Easton Area
Emily Pierce, junior, Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
Carolina Walters, junior, Latrobe, Pa./Homeschool
William Hinkson, sophomore, Wrightsville, Pa./York Catholic
Braden Yokopenic, sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Julien Vonovier, junior, Pully, Switzerland/DME Academy
J.T. Gockel, junior, Schuylkill, Pa./Blue Mountain
Jack Citrone, senior, York, Pa./West York
Brian Lee, senior, Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Matthew Sadusky, senior, Dover, Del./Dover
Brady Johnson, sophomore, North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
Anthony Sparta, junior, Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson