Men's Tennis | 6/4/2025 12:25:00 PM

Granville, Ohio (June 4, 2025) - Juniors Ethan Green and Kael Shah of the National Championship-winning Denison Men's Tennis team have been named to the First and Second-Team Academic All-America® as selected by the College Sports Communicators for the 2024-25 season.
 
Ethan Green (Salt Lake City, Utah | Financial Economics), following a historic year with the Denison Men's Tennis National Championship team, has earned a spot on the 2024-25 Academic All-America® First Team. Green is a three-time ITA All-American (1x singles, 2x doubles), was the 2024 ITA Cup Runner-Up in both singles and doubles play, and received the North Coast Athletic Conference Singles Player of the Year and Doubles Team of the Year honors. He concluded the 2024-25 season with an overall record of 28-9, contributing to Denison's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship. After the Big Red's championship run, Green and teammate Kael Shah advanced to the doubles quarterfinals, where WashU defeated them.
 
Kael Shah (Nairobi, Kenya | Global Commerce) earned Academic All-America® Second-Team honors after achieving a 33-7 overall record and finishing as the runner-up in the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis singles championship for the second consecutive year. Shah is a four-time ITA All-American (two singles, two doubles) and, alongside Green, was named NCAC Doubles Team of the Year.
 
This achievement increases Denison's total to 127 Academic All-Americans® in school history. Green and Shah received their first Academic All-Americans® honors, adding to the men's tennis Academic All-Americans® recognition, which now totals three.
 
Established in 1952, the Academic All-America® program, selected by College Sports Communicators, is a premier nationwide college scholar-athlete awards program. It annually recognizes over 1,400 outstanding student-athletes across Division I, II, III, and NAIA, representing all NCAA championship sports.