GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia’s Carl Söderlund 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 Tuesday.
A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Söderlund majors in commerce. The senior was the 2021 ACC Player of the Year and an ITA All-American. Söderlund was also a member of the All-ACC First Team, a two-time ACC Doubles Team of the Week honoree (with teammate William Woodall) and the March 10 ACC Player of the Week
ACC Champion Virginia led the league with six players on the academic team, followed by Virginia Tech with five. Clemson, Miami, NC State and Notre Dame each had three selections on the team.
Three members of the team were named All-Americans and 16 earned All-ACC distinction.
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.
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., Industrial Engineering
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., Finance
Tristan McCormick, Notre Dame, Sr., Finance
Axel Nefve, Notre Dame, Jr., Finance
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., Communication
*denotes number of career All-ACC Academic honors