SKILLMAN, N.J. ? The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has honored Elon University women’s tennis players Whitney Butcher, Paige Kensrue, Jessica Margolis, Jennifer Tucci and Hayley Wahl as ITA Scholar-Athletes for accumulating 3.50 or better grade-point averages for the 2007-08 academic year.

As required to earn the recognition, Butcher (3.68 GPA/8-9 in singles last spring), Kensrue (3.82/14-8), Margolis (3.73/5-2), Tucci (3.74/7-7) and Wahl (3.53/10-13) all earned varsity letters for the Phoenix this past spring.

The Phoenix also achieved ITA All-Academic Team status for the third consecutive campaign, eclipsing the 3.20 GPA mark for the 2007-08 academic year. The Elon women’s tennis squad posted a 3.48 GPA as a team last year.