TEMPE, Ariz. – Elon University men's tennis rising senior Louis Rico has been tabbed an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete for the 2017-18 academic year, the organization announced July 24.
 
Rico, a Finance major, enters his third season with the Phoenix in 2018-19 with a 3.7 grade point average. Between the spring and fall seasons last year, Rico posted a 9-4 record, which included a perfect 3-0 mark in dual-match action.
 
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman through senior year).
 
In all, 735 teams and 4,328 student-athletes across all five divisions of college tennis were honored 2018 All-Academic Teams. All members of the 2018 ITA All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athletes will receive a certificate to recognize the achievement.