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Cernoch Leads Four Tar Heels On Academic All-ACC Team
June 16, 2022 | Men's Tennis, Academics
CHAPEL HILL–North Carolina's Brian Cernoch has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year and highlights the sport's All-ACC Academic Team announced Thursday. Four University of North Carolina players made the team.
A senior exercise and sports science major from Rockville, Md., Cernoch earned All-America honors in singles in 2022 and finished the season ranked No. 25 in the final ITA rankings. Cernoch earned All-America honors by reaching the round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Championship. A first-team All-ACC performer, Cernoch was recently named the 2022 Carolina Regional Most Improved Senior by the ITA.
Duke and NC State led the league with six players each on the academic team, followed by Virginia with five and Louisville and North Carolina with four.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.
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.
A senior exercise and sports science major from Rockville, Md., Cernoch earned All-America honors in singles in 2022 and finished the season ranked No. 25 in the final ITA rankings. Cernoch earned All-America honors by reaching the round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Championship. A first-team All-ACC performer, Cernoch was recently named the 2022 Carolina Regional Most Improved Senior by the ITA.
Duke and NC State led the league with six players each on the academic team, followed by Virginia with five and Louisville and North Carolina with four.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.
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.
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Brian Cernoch, North Carolina, Sr., Exercise & Sport Science
All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team
Shreekar Eedara, Boston College, So., Finance
Teodor Giusca**, Clemson, Sr., Management
Jorge Gonzalez, Clemson, So., Pre-Business
Edu Güell, Duke, Sr., Economics
Andrew Dale, Duke, So., Chemistry
Faris Khan, Duke, So., Sociology
Connor Krug, Duke, Fr., Undecided
Niroop Vallabhaneni, Duke, Jr., Economics; Political Science
Andrew Zhang**, Duke, Jr., Psychology
Loris Pourroy, Florida State, Sr., Sport Management
Keshav Chopra, Georgia Tech, Jr., Business
Andres Martin**, Georgia Tech, Jr., Industrial Engineering
Marcus McDaniel, Georgia Tech, Jr., Industrial Engineering
Etienne Donnet, Louisville, Jr., Sport Administration
Natan Rodrigues, Louisville, Fr., Sport Administration
Sergio Hernandez**, Louisville, Jr., Sport Administration
David Mizrahi, Louisville, Sr., Communication
Bojan Jankulovski**, Miami, Gr., Master's degree: Real Estate Development & Urbanism
Martin Katz, Miami, Fr., Management
Dan Marti, Miami, Gr., Master's Degree: Sport Administration
Brian Cernoch***, North Carolina, Sr., Exercise and Sport Science
Peter Murphy, North Carolina, So., Business Administration
Anuj Watane, North Carolina, Jr., Exercise and Sport Science
Logan Zapp, North Carolina, So., Economics
Robin Catry**, NC State, Sr., Business Administration
Rafael Izquierdo Luque**, NC State, Sr., Business Administration
Braden Shick, NC State, Fr., Engineering First Year
Collin Shick, NC State, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Luca Staeheli, NC State, Fr., Economics
Fons von Sambeek, NC State, Fr., Sport Management
Connor Fu, Notre Dame, Jr., Finance
Peter Conklin, Notre Dame, Gr., Accountancy
Bar Botzer***, Virginia, Gr., Business Administration
Iñaki Montes**, Virginia, So., Arts & Sciences
Chris Rodesch**, Virginia, So., Arts & Sciences
Gianni Ross, Virginia, Sr., Education
Jeffrey von der Schulenburg**, Virginia, So., Arts & Sciences
Ryan Fishback**, Virginia Tech, JR, Biochemistry
Eduardo Nava**, Wake Forest, Gr., LBS
Jakob Schnaitter, Wake Forest, Gr., MA, COM
Matthew Thomson, Wake Forest, Jr, Economics
*denotes number of All-ACC Academic Team honors
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