TEMPE, AZ - Nine members of the Smith College tennis team have been named Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athletes it was announced last week. In addition, Smith earned ITA All-Academic Team honors. 

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements: have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year; be listed on the institutional eligibility form. To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements: have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale), all student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.

2026 Smith ITA Scholar-Athletes
Olivia Chin (Bayside, NY/Dominican Academy) - Undecided
Isabel Benitez Barron - Biological Sciences
Ava Emrich (Smyrna, Delaware/Tower Hill School) - Biology
Natazya Simunyola (Lorton, VA/South County High School) - Neuroscience
Tabitha Bastress (Shelburne, VT/Champlain Valley Union High School) - Government/Economics
Ayla Hauser (Knoxville, TN/Bearden) - Neuroscience
Dayana Caluna (Plainfield, NJ/College Achieve) - Data Science
Heidi Cambron (Sherbrooke, Canada/Champlain College Lennoxville) - Undecided
Marielle Sauber (The Woodlands, TX/The John Cooper School) - Neuroscience

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