TEMPE, Ariz. - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's tennis team has captured team and individual academic awards from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for their hard work in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year.

In addition to the team award, a total of seven Blugolds earned individual recognition: Billy Hughes (So. - Trowbridge, England), Juan Gallego (Jr. – Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial), Pablo Rincón (Jr. - Bogotá, Colombia), Andrew Mueller (Sr. - Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial), Sam Murillo (Jr. - Minneapolis, Minn./Coon Rapids), Emilio Monge (Fr. - Quito, Ecuador), and Ethan Leeser (Sr. - Rochester, Minn./Lourdes).

A total of 1,151 Division III men's tennis student athlete and 147 Division III programs received ITA academic honors. To be named an ITA Scholar Athlete, student-athletes must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the current academic year and be listed on the institutional eligibility form. Teams secured the distinction by having a team grade point average of 3.20 or above.