2021 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team Announced

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (“ITA”) is excited to announce the 2021 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team. The ITA Collegiate All-Star Team recognition honors the top student-athletes of the 2020-2021 season across all divisions of college tennis.

The NCAA Division I recognition features the nation’s top-ranked men’s and women’s players from the year-end ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings, in addition to the winner of the ITA National Fall Championships as well as the finalist and semifinalist of the NCAA Tennis Championships in singles and doubles. The NCAA Division II recognition features the top-ranked men’s and women’s players from the year-end ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings, while the NCAA Division III recognition consists of the finalist and semifinalist in singles and doubles at the NCAA Tennis Championships. The NAIA and Junior College recognitions feature the top-ranked men’s & women’s players from the year-end ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings in singles and doubles. 

The 2021 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team

Division I Men

• NCAA Singles Champion: 
  • Sam Riffice (University of Florida)
• NCAA Singles Runner-Up: 
  • Daniel Rodrigues (University of South Carolina)
• ITA National Fall Championships Singles Champion:
  • Trey Hilderbrand (UCF)
• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Liam Draxl (University of Kentucky)
• NCAA Doubles Champions:
  • Adam Walton & Pat Harper (University of Tennessee)
• NCAA Doubles Runner-Up:
  • Finn Murgett & Tad Maclean (Auburn University)
• ITA National Fall Championships Doubles Champion: 
  • None
    • Due to the challenges surrounding COVID, doubles play was eliminated from the 2020 event.

Division I Women

• NCAA Singles Champion:
  • Emma Navarro (University of Virginia)
• NCAA Singles Runner-Up:
  • Estela Perez-Somarriba (University of Miami)
• ITA National Fall Championships Singles Champion:
  • Alexa Graham (University of North Carolina)
• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Estela Perez-Somarriba (University of Miami)
• NCAA Doubles Champions:
  • Makenna Jones & Elizabeth Scotty (University of North Carolina)
• NCAA Doubles Runner-Up:
  • Kylie Collins & Lulu Sun (University of Texas)
• ITA National Fall Championships Doubles Champion: 
  • None
    • Due to the challenges surrounding COVID, doubles play was eliminated from the 2020 event.

Division II Men

• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Alessandro Giuliato (Barry University)
• No. 1 Ranked Doubles:
  • Alvaro Regalado & Javi Cueto Ramos (Columbus State University)

Division II Women

• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Deniz Khazan (Barry University) 
• No. 1 Ranked Doubles:
  • Nikol Alexeeva & Anna Novikova (University of Indianapolis)

Division III Men

• NCAA Singles Champion:
  • Leo Vithoontien (Carleton College)
• NCAA Doubles Champion:
  • Leo Vithoontien & Xander Zuczek (Carleton College)

Division III Women

• NCAA Singles Champion: 
  • Erica Ekstrand (Williams College)
• NCAA Doubles Champion:
  • Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico & Katie Chang (Emory University)

NAIA Men

• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Luke Simkiss (Keiser University)
• No. 1 Ranked Doubles:
  • Matthias Haim & Federico Bonacia (Georgia Gwinnett College)

NAIA Women

• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Maria Genovese (Georgia Gwinnett College)
• No. 1 Ranked Doubles:
  • Valerie Quiceno Ibarguen & Stephanie Petit (Montreat N.C.)

Junior College Men

• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Jaycer Lyons (Tyler Junior College)
• No. 1 Ranked Doubles:
  • Jack Clements & Takeshi Taco (Cowley Community College)

Junior College Women

• No. 1 Ranked Singles:
  • Destinee Martins (Tyler Junior College)
• No. 1 Ranked Doubles:
  • Lauren Anzalotta & Destinee Martins (Tyler Junior College)

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