Aug. 10, 2010

BALTIMORE, MD - Johns Hopkins' rising senior Ryan Rauck (Columbus, OH/Bexley) has been named a Scholar-Athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for the second straight year. He boasts a 3.59 cumulative GPA for the 2009-10 academic year. He is the third JHU player since 2008 to become a two-time selection.

The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2009 and spring 2010). In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).