DUBUQUE, Iowa - College Sports Communicators (CSC) released the 2026 men's and women's tennis academic all-district team on Tuesday morning. University of Dubuque tennis student-athletes, Gavin Murrie, Molly Jex, and Adriana Benavente were awarded with academic all-district honors by the organization. 

Both Murrie (Lindenhurst, Ill. / Lakes Community HS) and Benavente (Arequipa, Peru / Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones HS) are picking up their second consecutive academic all-district honors in their respective careers. Jex (Germantown, Wis. / Divine Savior Holy Angels HS) is earning her first career academic honor from CSC. 

Academic eligibility:

• An undergraduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
• A graduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as both an undergraduate and a grad student unless they are in their first semester as a graduate student and don't have an established graduate GPA.

Athletic eligibility: Sport-specific nomination criteria

• Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
• Eligible nominees must be in the lineup for 75 percent of an institution's days of competition (regional competition such as ITAs and non-team scored events do not count).