Women’s Tennis Claims 18th Straight ITA All-Academic Team Award, Six Individuals Honored as Scholar-Athletes
7/21/2025 12:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Creighton women's tennis team earned a 2025 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award for the 18th consecutive season, while six individuals claimed scholar-athlete awards, the ITA announced on Monday afternoon.
The Bluejay women tennis team accumulated a 3.50 GPA last fall and a 3.58 GPA in the spring, marking the 18th consecutive year that Creighton has attained ITA All-Academic Team recognition on the women's side. In addition to its ITA award, the women's tennis program claimed its 13th straight APR Public Recognition Award in May.
Recent graduates Valerie Negin and Bianca Rademacher earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status for the fourth consecutive year, while graduate Siri Kongara and rising seniors Annika Elvestorm and Ana Paula Martinez claimed the honor for the third time in their careers. Junior Elsa Jurrens and sophomore Philippa Roy each earned their first ITA Scholar-Athlete Award, while incoming transfer Sophia Schwartz received her first ITA honor with Purdue.
A total of 1,462 Division I Women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 222 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
All-Academic teams boast a team GPA of 3.20 or higher, while ITA Scholar-Athletes must meet the following criteria: 1.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 2.) be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
The Bluejay women tennis team accumulated a 3.50 GPA last fall and a 3.58 GPA in the spring, marking the 18th consecutive year that Creighton has attained ITA All-Academic Team recognition on the women's side. In addition to its ITA award, the women's tennis program claimed its 13th straight APR Public Recognition Award in May.
Recent graduates Valerie Negin and Bianca Rademacher earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status for the fourth consecutive year, while graduate Siri Kongara and rising seniors Annika Elvestorm and Ana Paula Martinez claimed the honor for the third time in their careers. Junior Elsa Jurrens and sophomore Philippa Roy each earned their first ITA Scholar-Athlete Award, while incoming transfer Sophia Schwartz received her first ITA honor with Purdue.
A total of 1,462 Division I Women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 222 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.
All-Academic teams boast a team GPA of 3.20 or higher, while ITA Scholar-Athletes must meet the following criteria: 1.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 2.) be listed on the institutional eligibility form.
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