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Brian Cernoch earned Academic All-ACC honors for the second time.
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Cernoch & Hijikata Named Academic All-ACC
June 22, 2021 | Men's Tennis, Academics
CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina junior Brian Cernoch and sophomore Rinky Hijikata both earned 2021 Academic All-ACC Team honors, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday.
Cernoch earns the honor for the second time.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
2021 ACC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Carl Söderlund, Virginia, Gr., Commerce
2021 All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team
Maxim Motlagh, Boston College, So., Finance
Teodor Giusca, Clemson, Jr., Management
Jacob Jahn, Clemson, Jr., Biological Sciences
Yizhou Liu**, Clemson, Sr., Psychology
Sean Sculley, Duke, Sr., Psychology
Andrew Zhang, Duke, So., Psychology
Andres Martin, Georgia Tech, So., IE
Sergio Hernandez, Louisville, Jr., Sport Administration
Fabien Salle**, Louisville, Sr., Finance
Franco Aubone**, Miami, Jr., Accounting
Bojan Jankulovski , Miami, Sr., Sport Administration
Benjamin Hannestad, Miami, Sr., Sociology
Brian Cernoch**, North Carolina, Jr., Exercise and Sport Science
Rinky Hijikata, North Carolina, So., Business Administration
Yannai Barkai, NC State, Jr., Economics
Robin Catry, NC State, So., Science, Technology, & Society
Rafa Izquierdo, NC State, Jr., Business Administration
Richard Ciamarra***, Notre Dame, Sr.,
Tristan McCormick, Notre Dame, Sr.,
Axel Nefve, Notre Dame, Jr.,
Ryan Goetz**, Virginia, Jr., History
Iñaki Montes, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Chris Rodesch, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Carl Söderlund****, Virginia, Gr., Commerce
Jeffrey von der Schulenburg, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
William Woodall, Virginia, Jr., American Studies
Ryan Fishback, Virginia Tech, Fr., Biochemistry
Mitch Harper**, Virginia Tech, Gr., Business Administration
Hugo Maia, Virginia Tech, Fr., Business, Undecided
Alex Ribeiro**, Virginia Tech, Gr., Business Administration
Matt Ross, Virginia Tech, So., Business, undecided
Eduardo Nava, Wake Forest, Gr., MA
*denotes number of career All-ACC Academic honors
Cernoch earns the honor for the second time.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
Tar Heels Brian Cernoch & Rinky Hijikata both grabbed spots on the Academic All-ACC Team today.
— UNC Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) June 22, 2021
Details: https://t.co/WGu1SnQN6a#GoHeels 👏📚 pic.twitter.com/MbTdLrdwOw
2021 ACC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Carl Söderlund, Virginia, Gr., Commerce
2021 All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team
Maxim Motlagh, Boston College, So., Finance
Teodor Giusca, Clemson, Jr., Management
Jacob Jahn, Clemson, Jr., Biological Sciences
Yizhou Liu**, Clemson, Sr., Psychology
Sean Sculley, Duke, Sr., Psychology
Andrew Zhang, Duke, So., Psychology
Andres Martin, Georgia Tech, So., IE
Sergio Hernandez, Louisville, Jr., Sport Administration
Fabien Salle**, Louisville, Sr., Finance
Franco Aubone**, Miami, Jr., Accounting
Bojan Jankulovski , Miami, Sr., Sport Administration
Benjamin Hannestad, Miami, Sr., Sociology
Brian Cernoch**, North Carolina, Jr., Exercise and Sport Science
Rinky Hijikata, North Carolina, So., Business Administration
Yannai Barkai, NC State, Jr., Economics
Robin Catry, NC State, So., Science, Technology, & Society
Rafa Izquierdo, NC State, Jr., Business Administration
Richard Ciamarra***, Notre Dame, Sr.,
Tristan McCormick, Notre Dame, Sr.,
Axel Nefve, Notre Dame, Jr.,
Ryan Goetz**, Virginia, Jr., History
Iñaki Montes, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Chris Rodesch, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Carl Söderlund****, Virginia, Gr., Commerce
Jeffrey von der Schulenburg, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
William Woodall, Virginia, Jr., American Studies
Ryan Fishback, Virginia Tech, Fr., Biochemistry
Mitch Harper**, Virginia Tech, Gr., Business Administration
Hugo Maia, Virginia Tech, Fr., Business, Undecided
Alex Ribeiro**, Virginia Tech, Gr., Business Administration
Matt Ross, Virginia Tech, So., Business, undecided
Eduardo Nava, Wake Forest, Gr., MA
*denotes number of career All-ACC Academic honors
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