TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - When the 2024-25 Academic All-District® Tennis Teams were announced recently, 27 student-athletes from Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) programs, including 17 women and 10 men, were recognized for their efforts in the classroom and on the courts.

Six of those student-athletes honored with Academic All-District® recognitionwill be included on the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration, including five women and one on the men's side.

The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Tennis Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes tennis honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk below and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced June 3 for the women and June 4 for the men.

To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District®, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and be in the lineup for 70 percent of an institution's days of competition.

Pacing PAC women's programs with four student-athletes earning Academic All-District® recognition was Geneva College and Waynesburg University. Those schools were followed by Westminster College with three, Franciscan University and Washington & Jefferson College had two apiece and Allegheny College and Grove City College both placed one player on the team. Two honorees from Westminster and one from Allegheny, Grove City and W&J will be included on the Academic All-America® ballot.

Leading PAC men's tennis programs was Westminster with four on the Academic All-District® team. Geneva had three on the list, Waynesburg placed two and Allegheny had one on the team as well, with Allegheny's representative advancing to the Academic All-America® voting.

Many of those honored were also standouts on the court as well as in the classroom. A total of 12 were All-PAC performers this year, while five were selected for the PAC Sportsmanship Team.

The complete list of student-athletes from the PAC to earn Academic All-District® laurels is below.
 

PAC Men's Tennis Academic All-District® honorees (10) * = CSC Academic All-America® finalist (1) 1 = First Team All-PAC / 2 = Second Team / HM = Honorable Mention / S = Sportsmanship Team (Singles/Doubles)
Name	School	Year	Hometown/High School
Javier Bejarano Jimenez* (2/ /S)	Allegheny	So.	El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain/IES Padre Luis Coloma
Thayne Bodenmiller	Geneva	So.	Westfield, N.Y./Westfield Academy and Central School
David Clark (/HM)	Geneva	Sr.	Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
Ethan Mullen	Geneva	So.	Toms River, N.J./The Pilgrim Academy
Josh DeFries	Waynesburg	Sr.	East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora
Tyler Gordon (HM/)	Waynesburg	So.	Strongsville, Ohio/OHDELA
Ryan Crissman	Westminster	Jr.	Allison Park, Pa./Shaler
Colin Fabich	Westminster	Jr.	Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek
Hayden Kenny	Westminster	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks
Hayne Webster	Westminster	So.	Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro

 

PAC Women's Tennis Academic All-District® honorees (17) * = CSC Academic All-America® finalist (5) 1 = First Team All-PAC / 2 = Second Team / HM = Honorable Mention / S = Sportsmanship Team (Singles/Doubles)
Name	School	Year	Hometown/High School
Maria Lounder* (2/ /S)	Allegheny	Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Moon Area
Claire Cardie (1/1/S)	Franciscan	Jr.	Dublin, Pa./Archbishop Wood
Olivia Colby (2/1)	Franciscan	Sr.	Merrimac, Mass./Pentucket Regional
Jenna Allison	Geneva	Jr.	New Wilmington, Pa./Wilmington Area
Lauren Estes (HM/1)	Geneva	Jr.	Chattanooga, Tenn./Grace Baptist Academy
CeJaelyn Perednia	Geneva	Jr.	Brick, N.J./Performing Arts Academy
Delaney Winterhalter (S)	Geneva	Sr.	Carnegie, Pa./South Fayette
Peyton Joines* (/2)	Grove City	So.	Glen Rock, Pa./Susquehannock
Emma Humphrey (S)	W&J	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Nidhi Pulicherla* (1/1)	W&J	Sr.	Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton
Alli Bailey	Waynesburg	Jr.	Mount Pleasant, Pa./Mount Pleasant
Aubrey Burns	Waynesburg	Jr.	Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong
Julia Corey	Waynesburg	Jr.	Eighty Four, Pa./Ringgold
Julia Luzar	Waynesburg	So.	Washington, Pa./Trinity
Gia Francisco* (2/1)	Westminster	Sr.	Canfield, Ohio/Canfield
Emma Overlingas (HM/HM)	Westminster	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Emma Sukal* (HM/1)	Westminster	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin