ELON, N.C. – For the fifth consecutive year, the Elon women’s tennis team and several of its members were honored for excellence in the classroom by receiving the 2010 Division I ITA All-Academic Team award. Four Phoenix student-athletes also earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors: seniors Laura Graybill and Paige Kensrue, junior Jessica Margolis and sophomore Elisa Simonetti. Only three other Southern Conference women’s tennis teams earned the all-academic team award.

“Our players work extremely hard in the classroom and are very disciplined,” said Elon women’s tennis coach Elizabeth Anderson. I am very proud of their hard work. They are also very fortunate to have so many wonderful professors and our great student-athlete support staff helping them to reach their goals.”

Kensrue was recognized as a scholar-athlete for the fourth consecutive year, while Graybill, Margolis and Simonetti each earned the honor for the second time in their careers.

A total of 72 Division I programs were recognized as women’s ITA All-Academic teams. To be nominated, the team must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 of above. In order to earn the ITA Scholar-Athlete award, a student-athlete must be a varsity letter winner, achieve a grade point average of at least 3.5 and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.