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2026 Men's Tennis Team
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications

Four Wildcats named ITA Scholar Athletes, earn All-Academic Team honor

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2025-26 Linfield men's tennis team
Linfield men's tennis earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's 2026 Men's Division III All-Academic Team honor after securing a 3.22 grade point average for the 2025-26 season, led by four Wildcats who had a 3.50+ GPA.
 
Senior Joey Henderson completed his first season as a Wildcat with seven singles victories and eight doubles wins alongside Cameron Paulsen. Henderson hails from New Braunfels, Texas, and majored in business management in his first season as a Wildcat.
 
Beaverton, Oregon native, Zac Nakajima earned ITA Scholar Athlete honors after six singles wins and 12 doubles wins with Brooks Lerfald, helping the duo soar to a No. 8 doubles ranking in the region. Nakajima completed his senior season as a Wildcat after transferring from SCIAC-rival Redlands.
 
Nick Owens junior campaign saw six doubles wins with Alexander Rosenquist while studying both accounting and finance. The West Linn, Oregon native, enters into his senior season with Linfield men's tennis.
 
Senior Alexander Rosenquist closed out his career with Scholar Athlete honors, coming to Linfield from Portland, Oregon. Rosenquist spent the fall studying abroad, returning to compete in the starting lineup while studying economics.
 
The 'Cats 3.22 team grade point average earned them the ITA's All-Academic Team honor, given to teams who maintain a 3.20 or higher cumulative GPA. Linfield men's tennis sets their sights on the Fall season, competing in the Fall ITA Northwest Regional this September.
 
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