GREENWOOD, Ind. – Belmont University men's tennis'
Stefan Vedovelli has been named to the 2026 Academic All-District
® NCAA Division I Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC). Announced by the professional organization this past Tuesday, CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance on the court and in the classroom.
The CSC Academic All-America
® program separately awards men's tennis honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and the NAIA. Select Academic All-District
® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America
® ballot.
In his second season as a Bruin, Vedovelli made a significant jump in Belmont's lineup. After primarily playing at No. 5 singles last season, junior Vedovelli competed at the top three singles positions throughout the winter and spring. The Mezzolombardo, Italy, native compiled 12 singles victories throughout the year, including fall tournament play, and went 3-2 at No. 2 singles. Alongside doubles partner
Sabi Roi, Vedovelli went 9-8 at the top of the doubles lineup as the duo put together a 16-12 overall record for the year, including the fall season. The Bruins' No. 1 doubles tandem reached a national ranking of No. 89 on April 21 and was tabbed Horizon League Doubles Team of the Week twice in March.
Majoring in sport administration, Vedovelli holds a 3.51 cumulative grade point average.
Eligibility criteria for CSC Academic All-District
® and subsequent Academic All-America
® consideration are as follows:
- A student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA as both an undergraduate and graduate student (when applicable).
- A student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
- For men's tennis, student-athletes must be in the team's lineup for 75 percent of a school's days of competition (non-team scored events such as fall tournaments do not count).
- Transfer student-athletes are immediately eligible if the above academic and athletic criteria are met.
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