Wayne State University Athletics

Men's Tennis 7/24/2024 8:22:00 AM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Men's Tennis Team Recognized With ITA All-Academic Team Honors

Six student-athletes receive ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team, which reached the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the third consecutive year, received the ITA All-Academic Team award along with six student-athletes being recognized with ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.

To be recognized as 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 letterwinners should be factored into the team GPA for the current academic year

WSU posted a 3.464 average GPA for the 2022-24 academic year.

Earning Scholar-Athlete accolades for having a grade-point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and being listed on the institutional eligibility form were:

Cedric Drenth, Jr., Sulzbach, Germany, 3.937, Management
Daniel Grey, Sr., Wiesbaden, Germany, 4.00, Neuroscience Honors
Benjamin Hill, Fr., Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 3.581, Sport Management
Luke Laws, Gr., Sunderland, England, 3.555, master's degree in Applied Mathematics
Emil Mikkelsen, Sr., Soenderborg, DenmarkJr., 3.963, Sport Management
Joe Steele, Sr., Beverly Hills, Mich. (U. of Detroit Jesuit H.S.), 3.734, Finance

Wayne State finished the 2023-24 campaign with a 17-11 overall record, which included a 5-1 mark in GLIAC regular-season play, a Midwest Region title and a victory at the NCAA Finals round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals for the third consecutive season.

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Players Mentioned

Cedric Drenth: 6' 2"; Junior

Daniel Grey: 6' 0"; Senior

Benjamin Hill: 6' 0"; Freshman

Luke Laws: 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Emil Mikkelsen: 5' 11"; Senior

Joe Steele: 6' 0"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Cedric Drenth
: 6' 2"; Junior

Daniel Grey
: 6' 0"; Senior

Benjamin Hill
: 6' 0"; Freshman

Luke Laws
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Emil Mikkelsen
: 5' 11"; Senior

Joe Steele
: 6' 0"; Senior