NIU Men’s Tennis Earns ITA Academic Team and Individual Honors

Men’s Tennis | July 13

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DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team honors while five received Scholar-Athletes recognition, the organization announced today.  

Gustavo Juarez Lopez, Lorenzo Leti Messina, Pratyaksh, Nikola Puntaric and Chiao Bo Suo Nan were all named ITA Scholar-Athletes. NIU received All-Academic Team honors with a 3.468 Spring GPA.

For ITA All-Academic Team honors, the team must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher. To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must have at least a 3.5 GPA for the current academic year.

In 2026, 1,008 Division I Men’s student-athletes were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, and 162 Men’s Tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.