Three Garnet Tennis Players Named to ITA All-Academic Team
The Swarthmore men's tennis team was recently recognized as one of 37 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic teams in NCAA Division III. Three Garnet tennis players were appointed to the All-Academic Team: Shingo Murata '07, Jonathan Reiss '07 and Sam Sidhu '07.
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). In order to attain ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a student-athlete must be a varsity letter winner and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year.
Swarthmore completed the 2006-07 season ranked 26th nationally in the FILA ITA rankings, and was seventh in the Atlantic South Region. The Garnet men posted a record of 7-10 and made their 30th NCAA Tournament appearance in 31 seasons, advancing to the second round before falling to eventual finalist Emory (Ga.).
Reiss became the 52nd Swarthmore men's tennis player to be named All-America in 2006-07, posting a record of 12-8. Reiss made his second trip to the Division III National Singles' Championship, advancing to the second round. He concluded the season as the 16th ranked men's tennis player in Division III.
Murata posted a singles' record of 3-5 in 2006-07 and while Sidhu added a 1-3 mark with a 2-10 effort in doubles' play for Swarthmore.