Eleven Hokies named 2026 ITA Scholar AthletesEleven Hokies named 2026 ITA Scholar Athletes
Men's Tennis

Eleven Hokies named 2026 ITA Scholar Athletes

Hokies Men's and Women's Tennis programs both earn ITA All-Academic Team honors

BLACKSBURG – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced the 2026 academic accolades on Monday, July 13. 

Both teams were named an ITA All-Academic Team. The women collected the honor for the fifth straight year, while the men earned the award for the fourth year in a row. Eleven athletes were awarded an ITA Scholar-Athlete honor. 

Men’s Tennis
Thomás Brandão
Drew Fishback
Blake Hilsen
Nicolas Iantosca
Victor Kimpel
Frank Thompson

Women’s Tennis
Elizaveta Castillo
Mila Mulready
Alston Myatt
Sirena Waas
Linda Ziets-Segura

The requirement for athletes to earn the Scholar-Athlete honor was a grade point average of 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year. For teams to be named an ITA All-Academic Team, they must have a team GPA of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale).