The Hamilton College women's tennis team and six of their athletes were recognized on Wednesday, July 15 when the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the 2026 Division III ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams.
 
ITA All-Academic Teams must have a team grade point average of 3.2 or better on a 4.00 scale and all varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the 2025-26 academic year. The Hamilton women, led by Head Coach Billy Boykin, collected the honor for the 12th straight year.
 
ITA Scholar-Athletes must have a GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.00 scale for the 2025-26 academic year. The Continentals' recipients are listed below. Hannah Walpole '26 collected the award all four years.
 
Priyanka Challapalli '27 (Helotes, Texas/Brandeis HS)
Muhan Cui '28 (Auckland, New Zealand/Kristin School)
Lila Freeman '26 (Kingston, N.Y./Kingston HS)
Grace Qian '27 (Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain HS)
Samantha Rainero '26 (Pelham, N.Y./Hackley School)
Hannah Walpole (Tauranga, New Zealand/Otumoetai College)
 
Hamilton was 49^th in the final ITA Division III Computerized Team Rankings on June 3. The Continentals qualified to compete in the 2026 NESCAC Women's Tennis Championship quarterfinals.