WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. –  For the fourth straight year, the Lycoming College women's tennis program earned the International Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award while seven student-athletes, first-year Abigail Ebel (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill), senior Hiyori Iai (Zushi, Japan/Yokohama Science Frontier), sophomore Emma Kelchner (Nescopeck, Pa./Central Columbia), sophomore Greta Kimble (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport Area), junior Rei Saar (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area), senior Emily Wolfgang (Allenwood, Pa./Montgomery Area), and junior Sarah Lanphear (Chittenango, Ny./Chittenango) earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status, the organization announced.
 
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the team's roster and have competed in one or more varsity matches were included in the team GPA. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must be a varsity letter winner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
 
This is the 16th straight year that a student-athlete from the women's tennis program earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors. Lanphear and Saar earned the award for a third time, Iai, Kelchner and Kimble are repeat honorees and Wolfgang and Ebel earned the award for a first time.
 
In 2024, 1,271 Division III women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, and 167 women's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. Catholic, Elizabethtown, Goucher, Moravian and Susquehanna joined Lycoming in the group of teams from the Landmark to earn the All-Academic Team award.
 
The Warriors finished 4-13 overall and 2-7 in the Landmark Conference under second year head coach Joel Reid.