Alla Lands a Spot on Third Straight CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis player, senior Abhishek Alla (Hyderabad, India/IMG Pendleton School), has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team. CoSIDA recognizes outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments by honoring deserving athletes with All-Academic recognition.

Alla's making his third straight appearance on the All-District team. The junior carries a 3.83 GPA and is a civil and environmental engineering major. This season, Alla has a singles record of 16-15 and a doubles mark of 18-7. The senior won the ITA Southwest Singles Regional this past fall earning All-America honors for the third time in his career.  

For his career, Alla has amassed a singles record of 82-41 and was the 2013 USTA/ITA National Small College Singles Champion earning All-America honors before advancing to the round of 16 at the 2014 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships. Following the 2012-13 season, Alla was named the ITA Atlantic South Rookie of the Year.  He is a two-time ITA Scholar Athlete and was named second team CoSIDA Academic All-America in 2013-14 and third team last season.

Alla is a member of the Mayur South Asian Student Alliance, the American Society of Civil Engineers and has volunteered at Krushi Orphonage teaching kids tennis while engaging with children during festivals. He is also the vice president of Chi Epsilon, an honor society for civil engineers (ASCE).

Alla will continue his season at the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championship on May 26-28 at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which will be hosted by Kalamazoo College. Last year, Alla advanced to the quarterfinals of the national championship before dropping a three-set match to the eventual champion.    
    
Carnegie Mellon is part of District 4 which is comprised of all Division III schools in the state of Pennsylvania. Alla will now move on to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.