ITA Release

TEMPE, Ariz. – The 2026 Saint John's University tennis team and eight Johnnie student-athletes collected academic honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on Wednesday, July 15. 

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 10 Johnnies combined for a 3.63 GPA in 2025-26.

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 2025-26):

-Senior Finn Dolezal (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./East Ridge), an economics major; 
-Junior Alex Draeger (Litchfield, Minn.), a computer science major;
-Senior Taylor Duncan (Benson, Minn.), a global business leadership major;
-Sophomore Andrew Eckmann (Eagan, Minn./Two Rivers), a biology major;
-Freshman Jack Gangl (Elk River, Minn.), a biochemistry major;
-Sophomore Cole Haabala (Alexandria, Minn.), a global business leadership major; 
-Senior Josh Peterson (Perham, Minn.), a global business leadership major;
-Freshman Nam Tran (Shakopee, Minn./Eden Prairie), a computer science major.

The Johnnies finished eighth in the MIAC with a 1-8 record (2-12 overall) in 2026.