GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Swarthmore College men's tennis team had four student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team this week.
Andres Fente,
Utham Koduri,
Michael Melnikov, and
Winston Zhang earned the honor for the Garnet. It is the third career honor for Fente and Melnikov while Koduri and Zhang received the award for the second time.
To be eligible for Academic All-District accolades, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better. In addition, they had to have been in the lineup for 75 percent of an institution's days of competition (regional competition such as ITAs and non-team scored events do not count). The Academic All-District Team is part of the Academic All-America program, which is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across college sports.
Fente was an All-Centennial Second Team Doubles selection. He has a record of 25-4 and is also 14-1 in singles play. Fente was the Centennial Tournament MVP.
Koduri garnered an All-Centennial First Team Doubles nod. He has posted an 18-11 record this year.
Melnikov was the Centennial Conference Player of the Year for the fourth time. He was an All-Centennial First Team Singles and First Team Doubles honoree. The senior is 32-4 in singles action with a 16-11 doubles mark.
Zhang received All-Centennial honorable mention in doubles. He holds a 25-7 record this season.
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