FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Sacred Heart Tennis Teams stood out on the court this year. They've been doing that off the court on a regular basis.
 
Both Pioneer tennis programs were ITA Division I Academic recipients with average team grade point averages over 3.2. This was the 21^st national academic honor for the women, while the men earned the ITA nod for the 10^th time.
 
The women had the edge over the men overall, but the SHU men grabbed individual bragging rights with eight (compared to five) ITA Scholar-Athlete Awardees who had GPAs of 3.5 or better.
 
The men's recipients included Lefteri Apostolou, Sebastian Colla, Darius Eftekhar, Paul Goncalves, Antoine Hernandez, Alberto Kraemer de Mello, Charlie Levinson and Matyas Vencl. Ana Sofia Angeles Sanchez, Kim Fenton, Aina Garriga Martinez, Flavia Rambaldi and Katsiaryna Starastsenka were the women's honorees.
 
"We've always recruited student-athletes who are serious about their efforts on and off the courts, so it is great to see them rewarded for their accomplishments," said Sacred Heart tennis coach Mike Guastelle, who was NEC Women's Coach of the Year while helping five women and five men earn all-conference accolades on the court.