Eduardo Nava Named to ACC All-Academic Team
6/22/2021 2:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Nava becomes the 18th Demon Deacon to be added to the All-ACC Academic Team, it is his first honor.
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Wake Forest men's tennis placed graduate Eduardo Nava to the ACC All-Academic team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Nava garnered the prestigious honor thanks to a combination of academic and athletic achievements during the 2020-21 campaign. He becomes the 18th Demon Deacon to be added to the All-ACC Academic Team, it is his first honor.
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. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
Eduardo Nava, Graduate (MA)
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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Nava garnered the prestigious honor thanks to a combination of academic and athletic achievements during the 2020-21 campaign. He becomes the 18th Demon Deacon to be added to the All-ACC Academic Team, it is his first honor.
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. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
Eduardo Nava, Graduate (MA)
- Finished the season with a 18-4 record in singles, including four ranked wins with two of those against top-20 foes.
- Entered the ITA rankings at No. 38 in singles (Mar. 26) and reached as high as No. 31 (Apr. 23).
- Was a perfect 4-0 in three-set matches and ended the season with 12 consecutive wins.
- Earned Second-Team All-ACC and collected two ACC Weekly honors: Co-Doubles Team of the Week (Mar. 16, 2021) and ACC Men's Tennis Singles Player of the Week (Apr. 6, 2021)
- Reached the Round of 32 at the NCAA Singles Championships and was one win shy of claiming All-American achievement
- In doubles, Nava and Henri Squire ended the season with a 13-6 record and rose as high as No. 8 in the rankings, finishing with four ranked wins. The best win of the season came over then-No. 20 Garrett Johns and Sean Sculley of Duke.
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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