UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women's tennis program has been named by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) to its NCAA DII All-Academic team for the 2021-22 season. 

The Cardinals had six student-athletes earn ITA Scholar-Athlete honors as well, Joanne Gao, Alexis Anthes, Nicole Johnson, Irene Latorre Barreiro, Sara Neves, and Adiya Young. 

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and be listed on the institutional eligibility form.

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must 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.