DENVER – The University of Denver men's tennis team collected ITA All-Academic Team honors while eight of its student-athletes were also named ITA Scholar-Athletes for the 2024-25 season, the ITA announced on Monday.
 
As a team, Denver ended the academic year with a 3.71 team GPA. This marks the 15^th time overall and the third consecutive year that Denver has been recognized as an ITA All-Academic Team.
 
For the second year in a row, DU also finished with eight ITA Scholar-Athletes:
Freshman Theo Coats (business major)
Senior Relja Eskic (computer science major)
Junior Ryoma Mishiro (management major)
Freshman Mark Neyelov (computer science major)
Junior Raffaello Papajcik (real estate major)
Graduate student Connor Robb-Wilcox (marketing master's)
Freshman Samuel Rovai (finance major)
Freshman Kaden Taylor (accounting major)
 
ITA All-Academic Team honors are given to teams with at least a 3.20 team GPA while ITA Scholar-Athlete honors require an individual GPA of at least 3.50 for the academic year.
 
Eskic and Robb-Wilcox each lead the way with a third career ITA Scholar-Athlete nod. Papajcik earned the second honor of his career while Coats, Mishiro, Neyelov, Rovai and Taylor are all first-time honorees.
 
The University of Denver men's tennis team successfully defended its Summit League title in 2025 and advanced to the NCAA National Championships for the 10^th time in program history. The Pioneers finished ranked No. 50 nationally – their highest ranking of the year – following an 18-7 overall record and a perfect 5-0 in Summit League play.
 
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