Eight Men's Tennis Players Named ITA Scholar-Athletes

PROVIDENCE, RI - Eight members of the Brown Men's Tennis program were named 2021 Scholar-Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. In addition, the Brown Men's Tennis Team received All-Academic Team honors from the ITA as well.

The eight individuals who were named scholar-athletes are Alan Arocho (Jr. - Norridge, IL), Chun Lam (Fr. - Sai Kung, Hong Kong), Robert Siniakowicz (Jr. - West Windsor, NJ), Niraj Komatineni (So. - Mason, OH), Matthew Mu (So. - La Jolla, CA), Roger Chou (Jr. - Austin, TX), Ross Cornelissen (Fr. - Providence, RI) and Theodore Van Eck (Sr. - Rye, NY).

To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:

have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
be listed on the institutional eligibility form

To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:

have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale),
all student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and
all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year

After missing the 2020-2021 season due to the pandemic, the Bears are looking forward to returning to competitive action this fall.