Men’s Tennis earns ITA All-Academic Team honors; Seven student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (July 13, 2023) – The Milligan University men's tennis team was honored as an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and had seven student-athletes awarded ITA Scholar-Athlete status.

Milligan men's tennis, who repeated as the Milligan University men's Academic Team of the Year at the 2023 Buffy awards, finished the year with a 3.60 grade-point average for the 2022-23 academic year. The Buffs were one of 22 NAIA men's tennis programs to receive the honor. To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must have a team GPA of 3.2 or above for the current year.

Krishan Taneja, Juan Burgos, Marcos Moreno, Justin Rigsby, Carter Rigsby, Landon Brown and Gavin Morelock each were tabbed as ITA Scholar-Athletes.

Milligan men's tennis posted double-digit wins for the second-straight season. The Buffs knocked off No. 18 Montreat during the regular season and received votes in the NAIA Top 25 rankings.