INDIANAPOLIS - IU Indy men's and women's tennis each placed a student-athlete on the Horizon League All-Academic Teams, as announced by the league office. Senior
Eli Mercer was named to the Men's All-Academic Team, while senior
Calli Sokolowski earned Women's All-Academic Honorable Mention honors.
Mercer, a senior majoring in management, earns the accolade after posting a 3.76 grade-point average. He totaled nine singles points during the spring season, including a No. 3 singles victory against Northern Kentucky. Mercer also recorded 10 doubles wins this spring, including four in Horizon League play with wins over Cleveland State, Youngstown State and back-to-back victories against Northern Kentucky.
Following his junior season, Mercer was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and has also been recognized on the Horizon League Honor Roll and IU Indy Academic Advisor's List.
Sokolowski, a senior studying general studies with a 3.85 GPA, was named an All-Academic Honorable Mention selection. She registered four singles points this spring, including three wins at the No. 3 position and one at No. 4 singles. She also added two doubles victories, highlighted by a Horizon League win over Oakland.
Sokolowski earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors following her junior season and, like Mercer, has been named to both the Horizon League Honor Roll and IU Indy Academic Advisor's List.
The entire list of Horizon League All-Academic honorees is below.
2026 Valeo Men's #HLTennis All-Academic Team
Carl Gedlitschka, Cleveland State
Nico Jamison, Cleveland State
Eli Mercer, IU Indy
Alex Alvarez, Tennessee State
Davids Spaks, Tennessee State
Matteo Ceradelli, Youngstown State
2026 Men's #HLTennis Honorable Mentions
Jackson Poulous, Northern Kentucky
Lucas Bitzer, Tennessee Tech
2026 Valeo Women's #HLTennis All-Academic Team
Ella Franz, Cleveland State
Nadiia Konieva, Milwaukee
Sara Simonova, Milwaukee
Emilia Jarvinen, Oakland
Yeseniia Ovcharova, Youngstown State
Lorena Cendeno, Youngstown State
2026 Women's #HLTennis Honorable Mentions
Calli Sokolowski, IU Indy
Edie Hammond, Oakland
Line Greyling, Youngstown State
