July 3, 2007

ATLANTA - Scott Blackmon and Zach Rath were named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic men's tennis team announced Tuesday by the conference office and commissioner John D. Swofford.

Blackmon, a junior management major, finished the 2007 dual season with a 10-9 singles record predominantly from the No. 6 position for Georgia Tech. The Pensacola, Fla. native enjoyed victories in the teams last two matches of the season, defeating J.C. Whitner of Miami, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0, at the ACC Championships and beating Billy Mulligan of Florida, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Blackmon teamed with various partners during the dual season to finish with a 7-11 doubles record. He closed out his spring semester with a 3.5 GPA and has an overall 3.0 GPA at Tech to earn his first All-ACC Academic nod.

Rath, a recent Tech graduate in management, finished his senior season with a 7-9 singles record from the No. 3 through No. 6 positions. The Montreal, Quebec native also closed out his season on a winning streak, claiming his final five finished matches including a victory over Hector Nieto of Miami, 6-4, 6-4, at the ACC Championships. Rath also completed the dual season with a 3-5 doubles record. He had a 3.5 GPA in his final semester at Tech and graduated with a 3.11 overall GPA to garner his first All-ACC Academic honor.

2007 All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team

Player, School -Yr -Major
Dylan Arnould, Duke -Fr. -Undeclared
Joey Atas, Duke -Sr. -Sociology
Scott Blackmon, Georgia Tech -Jr. -Management
Roz Bizjak, Clemson -Fr. -Pre-Business
Kiril Dimitrov, Duke -So. -Economics
Kevin Fleck, Clemson -So. -Financial Management
David Goulet, Duke -Jr. -Economics
Pedro Graber, Virginia Tech -Fr. -General Engineering
Sebastian Guejman, North Carolina -Sr. -Business
Lenny Gullan, North Carolina -Sr. -Business
Dominic Inglot, Virginia -So. -Undeclared
Soma Kesthely, Boston College -Sr. -General Studies
Albert Larregola, Virginia Tech -Jr. -Accounting and Information Systems
Marko Miklo, Virginia -Sr. -Computer Engineering
Nickolai Nielsen, Maryland -So. -Letters and Sciences
Arvid Puranen, Virginia Tech -Sr. -Mathematics
Zachary Rath, Georgia Tech -Sr. -Management
Yoann Re, Virginia Tech -Fr. -University Studies
Peter Rodrigues, Duke -Sr. -Political Science
David Stone, North Carolina -Jr. -Sociology
Daniel Vallverdu, Miami -Fr. -Undeclared