LOGAN, Utah - Utah State men's tennis has been named an all-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and five Aggies were named ITA Scholar-Athletes for the 2019-20 season. Junior Felipe Acosta has earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors in each of his three years at USU and was joined by four freshmen in Christian Holmes, Austin Jeppson, Javier Ruiz and Roko Savin. Utah State was one of 186 NCAA Division I men's teams to earn all-Academic Team honors, while the five Aggies were among 979 Division I men student-athletes to be recognized.

In order to qualify as an ITA Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and be listed on the institutional eligibility form. To be named an ITA all-Academic Team, programs must 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.

Acosta led USU in doubles during the 2019-20 season with an 11-13 overall record, including a 5-9 mark in dual match play at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. The duo of Acosta and Ruiz made up the top doubles pair for the Aggies with a 10-11 overall mark during the 2019-20 season. In singles play, Acosta opened his junior campaign winning three of his first four singles matches, as he went 8-14 overall, including 2-9 in dual match play at the top-two positions. As a sophomore, Acosta set the record for most dual match singles wins with 20 victories, and he is currently tied for eighth in combined career singles and doubles wins with 90.

Holmes had a 5-15 overall singles record, and went 2-10 in dual match play at the Nos. 5 and 6 spots. Holmes provided the match-clinching point in the 4-3 victory over Grand Canyon after posting a 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 win at the No. 6 singles spot. In doubles play, Holmes went 6-10 overall, including 6-4 in dual match play at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots.

Ruiz went 8-19 overall in singles, including 3-9 in dual match play at the Nos. 3 and 4 spots. Ruiz rallied back from a three-game deficit in the third set to provide the match-clinching point in the 4-3 win over Louisiana with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 victory at No. 3 singles. He went 10-14 overall in doubles, going 5-9 in dual match play at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots.

Savin won three of his final four matches in dual match play for an overall 3-8 record at the Nos. 3 through 6 spots. He competed at all three spots in doubles in dual match play for a 4-7 overall record. Jeppson did not compete during the 2019-20 campaign.

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