01 May 2024 Harding’s Zlatar named Men’s Tennis Championship’s ‘A Game’ Scholar-Athlete

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Teodor Zlatar of Harding University has been named the Association’s Mammoth “A Game” Scholar-Athlete of the 2024 MIAA/GAC Men’s Tennis Championship.

Six MIAA/GAC men’s tennis teams will meet in Edmond, Okla., May 1-3 for the 2024 MIAA/GAC Tennis Championship. Among all the student-athletes competing in the championship tournament, Harding’s Teodor Zlatar was selected as the championship’s “A Game” Scholar-Athlete, presented by Mammoth.

Established by the MIAA in 2022, the Mammoth “A Game” Scholar-Athlete Award acknowledges the overall excellence of a student-athlete by recognizing one individual who has contributed to their team’s success, while also achieving the highest academic standard among peers. The student-athlete honored with the “A Game” Scholar-Athlete Award must be an active member of a qualifying team and must have a minimum of two terms completed at the institution.

Zlatar is a junior from Ludbreg, Croatia on the Bisons tennis team. Pursuing a degree in computer science, Zlatar has a 4.0 grade point average with 49 credits completed. He also finished the regular season with a record of 14-5 in singles competition and 12-4 in doubles. Zlatar was one of 24 men’s tennis players named to the 2024 All-MIAA/GAC Team. He was a First Team selection at No. 1 doubles with his teammate Cas de Ruiter and a Second Team selection at No. 2 singles.

Zlatar will be honored with the MIAA “A Game” trophy, presented by Mammoth, before the opening matches of the 2024 MIAA/GAC Tennis Championship on Wednesday, May 1. The first-round matches are set for 10 a.m. at Edmond Center Court in Edmond, Okla. Fans can watch the action live, exclusively on The MIAA Network. 

For more information on the postseason tournament, visit theMIAA.com/TennisChampionship.