Boyden, Cernoch And Peck Earn All-ACC Academic Honors

Three Tar Heels have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team for men's tennis, announced Friday by the league. UNC graduate Blaine Boyden capped his career by earning All-ACC Academic honors for the third year in a row. Rising sophomore Brian Cernoch and rising senior Joshua Peck were honored for the first time.

The award is based on both academic and athletic success over the past season. All three Tar Heels earned All-ACC honors in 2019, with Cernoch named to the All-ACC second team, and Boyden and Peck named to the third team.

Boyden, from Raleigh, N.C., graduated from UNC in May after majoring in business administration. As a senior, he earned All-America honors for the first time in his career after competing in the NCAA Doubles Championship and finishing the season ranked seventh nationally.

Cernoch is from Rockville, Md. and has not yet declared a major. A key player for the Tar Heels in his first year in Chapel Hill, he played mostly at No. 3 or 4 singles and at No. 2 in doubles. He completed the spring with a 17-6 singles record and a final ranking of No. 88 nationally. He was ranked No. 65 in doubles.

Peck, from Calgary, Alberta, is majoring in exercise and sport science. He made great strides during the season, finished the spring with a 14-9 record in singles, playing mostly at No. 3 with a final ranking of No. 90.

2019 All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team
Derek Austin, Boston College, Jr.
Nick Stachowiak, Duke, Jr.
Alex Knaff, Florida State, Jr.
Lucas Poullain, Florida State, Sr.
Phillip Gresk, Georgia Tech, Sr.
Christopher Morin Kougoucheff, Louisville, Sr.
Fabien Salle, Louisville, Fr.
Francisco Bastias Gili, Miami, Fr.
Franco Aubone Prado, Miami, Fr.
Blaine Boyden, North Carolina, Sr.
Brian Cernoch, North Carolina, Fr.
Joshua Peck, North Carolina, Jr.
Alexis Galarneau, NC State, Jr.
Michael Ogden, NC State, Sr.
Grayson Broadus, Notre Dame, Sr.
Guillermo Alfonso Cabrera Basurco, Notre Dame, Jr.
Richard Ciamarra, Notre Dame, So.
Matthew Gamble, Notre Dame, Jr.
Alexander Lebedev, Notre Dame, Sr.
Matthew McCormick, Notre Dame, So.
Ryan Goetz, Virginia, Fr.
Brandon Nakashima, Virginia, Fr.
Gianni Ross, Virginia, So.
Carl Söderlund, Virginia, Jr.
Henrik Korsgaard, Virginia Tech, Jr.
Jason Kros, Virginia Tech, Sr.
Alexandre Ribeiro, Virginia Tech, Jr.
Bar Botzer, Wake Forest, So.
Petros Chrysochos, Wake Forest, Sr.
Rrezart Cungu, Wake Forest, So.
Alan Gadjiev, Wake Forest, Sr.
Julian Zlobinsky, Wake Forest, Sr.

2019 ACC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Carl Söderlund, Virginia, Jr.

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