WAYNE, N.J. – Sophomore Isabella Paladino (Leonardo, N.J./Middletown South), senior Sara Thomas (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) and sophomore Makayla Yancey (Phoenix, Ariz./Ridgeline Academy) were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women's Tennis Team May 13.

The 2025 Academic All-District® Women's Tennis Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be in the lineup for 70 percent of an institution's days of competition with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution. No student-athlete is eligible until they have completed one full calendar year at their current institution and is at least a sophomore academically and athletically.

Paladino, a communication major, went 5-3 in singles action while compiling a 4-4 mark in doubles play.

Thomas won three singles and doubles matches as a physical education major.

Yancey, a speech language and pathology major, earned a pair of singles wins and a doubles victory.

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