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K-State Named ITA All-Academic Team, All Eight Wildcats Scholar Athletes
Jul 21, 2025 | Tennis
This is the seventh consecutive season the team has earned the honor
MANHATTAN, Kan.- The K-State women's tennis team was named an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on Monday (July 21) with all eight Wildcats on the 2024-25 roster also being named Scholar Athletes.
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For the seventh consecutive year K-State has earned the team honor, an accomplishment due to a team combined grade point average of 3.76 on a 4.00 scale.
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All eight women from last season, Maralgoo Chogsomjav, Sana Garakani, Charlotte Keitel, Veronika Kulhava, Zali Morris, Tereza Polakova, Zhanel Rustemova and Maria Santos, also earned individual ITA Scholar Athlete accolades.
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"Always grateful to coach a team that has the ability to achieve success on the court and in the classroom," head coach Jordan Smith said. "All the credit goes to the dedication on our student-athletes. Along with the support of their various academic advisors on campus and [academic counselor] Caitlyn Claussen!"
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This was the third consecutive honor for Santos while Keitel, Kulhava and Polakova also earned the honor last season.
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The Big 12 Conference had 13 more women's tennis programs named All-Academic Teams with a combined 92 Scholar Athletes. Arizona had 11 women receive the accolade for the most in the conference while K-State, Central Florida and West Virginia tied for the second-most with 8 women.
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On May 13 Keitel, Kulhava, Polakova and Santos earned another academic honor as they were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team.
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Requirements for a team to earn ITA All-Academic accolades include a team GPA of 3.20 or higher while a Scholar Athlete must have a GPA of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 scale.
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How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Women's Tennis Team, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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For the seventh consecutive year K-State has earned the team honor, an accomplishment due to a team combined grade point average of 3.76 on a 4.00 scale.
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All eight women from last season, Maralgoo Chogsomjav, Sana Garakani, Charlotte Keitel, Veronika Kulhava, Zali Morris, Tereza Polakova, Zhanel Rustemova and Maria Santos, also earned individual ITA Scholar Athlete accolades.
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"Always grateful to coach a team that has the ability to achieve success on the court and in the classroom," head coach Jordan Smith said. "All the credit goes to the dedication on our student-athletes. Along with the support of their various academic advisors on campus and [academic counselor] Caitlyn Claussen!"
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This was the third consecutive honor for Santos while Keitel, Kulhava and Polakova also earned the honor last season.
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The Big 12 Conference had 13 more women's tennis programs named All-Academic Teams with a combined 92 Scholar Athletes. Arizona had 11 women receive the accolade for the most in the conference while K-State, Central Florida and West Virginia tied for the second-most with 8 women.
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On May 13 Keitel, Kulhava, Polakova and Santos earned another academic honor as they were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team.
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Requirements for a team to earn ITA All-Academic accolades include a team GPA of 3.20 or higher while a Scholar Athlete must have a GPA of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 scale.
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 How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Women's Tennis Team, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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