Three Empire 8 Men's Tennis Teams Receives 2025-26 ITA Academic Honors; 21 Student-Athletes Named Scholar Athletes

Men's Tennis | 7/21/2026 12:30:00 PM

Ten members of the Alfred University men's tennis team, six members of the Lesley University men's tennis team and five members of the Thomas College men's tennis team were recognized as Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) 2025-26 Division III Scholar Athletes. In addition, Alfred, Lesley and Thomas were listed as 2025-26 All-Academic Teams.
 
2025-26 ITA Division III Men's Tennis Scholar Athlete Recipients (from Empire 8)
ALFRED UNIVERSITY
Ricardo Alvarez Janik, Sophomore - Business Analytics
Matthew Bittel, Senior - Ceramic Engineering
Tristan Duhan, Senior - Theatre
Breece Erickson, Junior - Business Analytics
Josh Erickson, Freshman - Biology
Thomas Hilton, Sophomore - Materials Science & Engineering
Andre Lopez Jimenez, Freshman - Renewable Energy Engineering
Bill Tran, Senior - Glass Engineering/Science/Physics
Mark Ungurian, Senior - Computer Science
Anlun Zwerver,  Grad Student - M.B.A

LESLEY UNIVERSITY
Duncan Finnie, Junior - Counseling
Bennett Locke, Junior - Art Therapy
Thomas Nicol, Senior - Graphic Design
Vincent Spirito, Freshman - Business
Miguel Vasconcelos, Junior - Business
Reuben Wasserman, Freshman - Business Management

THOMAS COLLEGE
Calvin Cutler, Junior - Criminal Justice & Forensic Psychology
Nick Magiera, Graduate Student - Elementary Education
Thai Nguyen, Freshman - Biology
Kaden Small, Sophomore - Cybersecurity
Harrison Wtihee, Sophomore - Business Administration
 
To qualify as an All-Academic Team, the cumulative grade point average must be 3.20 or above with all varsity letter-winners being factored in for the current academic year. To qualify as a Scholar Athlete, each student-athlete must have been a varsity letter-winner, have a GPA of at least 3.50 for the current academic year, be listed on the institutional eligibility form and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters anytime between their first and senior years.