GILBERT, Ariz. - This week, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its NCAA Division III Academic Awards for the 2026 season. The University of Northwestern Women's Tennis team was one of 177 to earn All-Academic Team status, and the entirety of the roster earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status as well.

The full ITA press release can be found here.

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:

• Have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
• Be listed on the institutional eligibility form

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:

• 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

2026 ITA Women's Tennis Scholar-Athletes
- Abby Cimenski (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids)
- Anne Clarke (Granite Falls, Minn./Yellow Medicine East)
- Rein Hayashi (Kyoto, Japan/Kansai Christian School)
- Hannah Hyttsten (Becker, Minn./Becker)
- Sarah Langridge (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake)
- Aby Ross (Chico, Calif./Central)
- Macie Ruddy (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids)