The Youngstown State men's tennis program was named an All-Academic team while five student-athletes were tabbed Scholar-Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the organization announced on Monday.

The Penguins who were named Scholar-Athletes include Asier Pena Ibanez, Laurentiu Mandocescu, Erik Gran, Clement Mainguy and Javier Gonzalez Pla. Ibanez is a two-time honoree, Mandocescu is a three-time recipient and Gran is a four-time selection.

In 2022, 933 Division I Men's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 163 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction.

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 varsity letterwinners were factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2021 and spring 2022).

In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letterwinner, 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 two semesters (including freshman through senior year).