ITA Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The 2021 Saint John's University tennis team and 11 of its student-athletes earned academic honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) July 14. 

To be eligible for the ITA All-Academic Team Award, an institution must submit the academic year's grade-point averages for each student-athlete on the roster and carry a team GPA of 3.2 or higher.

The 13 Johnnies combined for a 3.75 GPA in 2020-21.

In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a student-athlete must have a grade-point average of 3.50 or better for the current academic year.

The Johnnies recognized were (alphabetically, academic years are for 2020-21):

-Freshman Ian Aadland (Brainerd, Minn.), an exercise and health science major;
-Sophomore Hunter Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar), a biology major (pre-medicine emphasis);
-Sophomore Peyton Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar), a biology major;
-Sophomore Will Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar), a computer science major;
-Senior Dylan Fyle (Monticello, Minn.), a psychology major;
-Senior Thomas Gillach (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes), a psychology major;
-Senior Nate Jordre (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), a computer science major;
-Freshman Mike Krasowski (Wausau, Wis./East), an undecided major;
-Senior Logan Lintvedt (Independence, Minn./Orono), an elementary education major;
-Freshman Mason Meyer (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson), a computer science major;
-Freshman Mark Rosen (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson), an accounting and economics double-major.

Gillach and Jordre earned their third consecutive Academic All-MIAC honor last month, while Hunter and Peyton Fischer picked up their first. 

SJU finished sixth in the MIAC, one win from the MIAC playoffs, with a 4-5 record (6-5 overall) in 2021.