Men?s Tennis Honored for Academic Work by ITA

DURHAM, N.C. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its academic awards list, with Duke earning a spot on this year's ITA All-Academic Teams list. In addition to the team honor, recent graduate Raphael Hemmeler and rising sophomore Nicolas Alvarez, rising junior TJ Pura and rising senior Daniel McCall also received recognition for individual academic accomplishments.

For a team to be considered for the ITA All-Academic Team award, a program must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20, while an individual must be a varsity letter winner, maintain a grade point average of at least 3.50 during the current academic year and must be enrolled at the school for at least two semesters to be considered for the ITA Scholar-Athlete honor.

Duke was joined by four other ACC schools on the team list: Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Hemmeler, Pura and McCall earned spots on the ITA Scholar-Athlete list for the second consecutive year and second time in their careers while Alvarez appeared on the list for the first time. Hemmeler and Alvarez were named to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Team.

Each member of the 2015 ITA All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athletes will receive a certificate to commemorate the accomplishment.

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