TEMPE, AZ – The Johns Hopkins men's tennis team was recently honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for its work in the classroom. Fifteen Blue Jays were named ITA Scholar-Athletes and the team earned All-Academic Team accolades.
 
Hopkins' 15 selections are a school-record and the second most in the nation, only Tufts University boasts more honorees. JHU has now produced 111 ITA Scholar-Athletes since 2007 and has had at least 10 selections in each of the last six seasons. In addition, Hopkins has now earned the ITA All-Academic Team honor for the 10^th straight season.
 
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman through senior year). The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale).
 
Senior Vik Vasan earns the honor for the fourth time in his career, becoming just the fifth player in program history to do so.
 
Johns Hopkins ITA Scholar-Athletes
Naevin Anukornchaikul (So.) – computer science **
Aaron Carey (Sr.) – public health & economics
Joe Cartledge (Sr.) – public health ***
Austin Gu (Sr.) – public health & economics ***
Ryan Hellinger (So.) – public health **
Jack Hogan (Jr.) - neuroscience **
Vishnu Joshi (Jr.) – computer science & computer engineering ***
Alexander Kernagis (Fr.) – cognitive science
Matt Lurie (Jr.) – international studies **
Alex Matisse (Jr.) – chemical and biomolecular engineering **
Robby Simon (Jr.) – economics ***
Vik Vasan (Sr.) – public health ****
Aaron Wang (Jr.) - neuroscience
Brian Wang (So.) – international studies
Eric Yoo (Jr.) – film & writing seminars ***
 
** Second selection
*** Third selection
**** Fourth selection