University of North Carolina Athletics
Trio Of Tar Heels Named To 2006 All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team
June 29, 2006 | Men's Tennis
June 29, 2006
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Six All-Americas and seven All-Atlantic Coast Conference performers highlight the inaugural All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team, as announced Thursday by Commissioner John D. Swofford. North Carolina's Raian Luchici, Sebastian Guejman and Benjamin Carlotti were amongst the honorees.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.
ACC champion Duke placed a league-high six members on the team. NCAA quarterfinalist Virginia and North Carolina, which reached the NCAA round of 16, each placed three student-athletes on the squad. ITA National Senior Player of the Year and singles and doubles All-American Raian Luchici leads the way for the Tar Heels.
Clemson, Miami and Virginia Tech each had two student-athletes named to the squad, while NC State and Wake Forest had one apiece.
Name School Year Major
Sander Koning CU Gr. Parks, Recreation & Tourism Mgt
Brett Twente CU Sr. Financial Management
Joey Atas DU Jr. Sociology
Kiril Dimitrov DU Fr. Undeclared
Peter Rodrigues DU Jr. Political Science
Ned Samuelson DU So. Sociology
Jonathan Stokke DU Sr. Sociology
Ludovic Walter DU Sr. Political Science
Eric Hechtman UM Sr. Political Science
Daniel Vallverdu UM Fr. Undecided
Benjamin Carlotti NC So. Undecided
Sebastian Guejman NC Jr. Business
Raian Luchici NC Sr. Business
Will Shaw ST Sr. Business Management
Nick Meythaler VA Sr. Commerce
Marko Miklo VA Jr. Computer Engineering
Doug Stewart VA Sr. Systems Engineering
Albert Larregola VT So. University Studies
Arvid Puranen VT Jr. Industrial & Systems Engineering
Liron Strauss WF Sr. Political Science
