Kuo and Neil Claim CSC Academic All-District Recognition

OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton men's tennis junior Zachary Kuo and senior Ethan Neil have been named to the 2025 Academic All-District Men's Tennis teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC). This is the second straight season that Kuo has landed on the Academic All-District team, while Neil is being named for the first time in his career.

The 2025 Academic All-District® Men's Tennis Team, selected by CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for the combined performances on the courts and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes tennis honorees in four divisions, NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and the NAIA. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in late May.

Earning his second consecutive CSC Academic All-District honor, Kuo boasts a 3.76 cumulative GPA while majoring in finance and technology. A two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and BIG EAST All-Academic honoree, Kuo helped the Bluejays to a 16-11 overall record and a runner-up finish at the BIG EAST Tournament. A Omaha native, Kuo ranked second on the team with 31 combined wins, posting a team-high 17 singles wins primarily at the No. 4 singles spot, while teaming up with Kirtan Patel for 14 wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles spot.

Wrapping up his fourth year with the Bluejays, Neil owns a 3.74 GPA and will graduate this week with a bachelor's degree in accounting. A seven-time member of the Creighton honor roll, Neil also earned ITA Scholar-Athlete and BIG EAST All-Academic Team recognition each of his first three years at Creighton. On the court, Neil wrapped up the 2025 season with 19 combined wins, including nine at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions. The Papillion, Neb. native also combined for 10 wins at the top doubles position, while teaming up with freshman Rocky McKenzie.

Academic standing:

Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
Student-athletes must be enrolled at their institution at the time of nomination either as undergraduates or graduate students. Only the school at which an athlete competed in the current academic year can nominate that player.
Student-athletes who have graduated from their own institution during the current academic year and are not competing in athletics at another institution at the time of nomination are eligible.
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.
The cumulative grade point average may not be rounded up to 3.50.

NEW: Athletic Eligibility

M/W Tennis: Eligible nominees need to be in the lineup for 70% of the total matches played by the team that includes team scores.

For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.

Kuo and Neil Claim CSC Academic All-District Recognition

Players Mentioned

Zachary Kuo

Rocky McKenzie

Ethan Neil

Kirtan Patel

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