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MTEN | Marker, Giraud Earn All-Academic Honors

SAN BRUNO, Calif. The University of San Francisco's men's tennis team had two players named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic team as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Senior Ryan Marker and junior Paul Giraud earned Honorable Mention Accolades. 

To qualify, a student-athlete must be of at least sophomore standing, own a minimum 3.20 grade point average while also being a significant contributor to her team.

Marker, an Entrepreneurship and Innovations major with a 3.38 cumulative GPA earns his second Honorable Mention award. He appeared in all matches this season and was third on the team with a 5-7 singles record. Marker's highlight of the season was against Pepperdine, when he clinched the match at the third set, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, sealing the Dons 4-3 win. 

For Giraud, this is his second time on the Honorable Mention list. He is a Business Administration major with a 3.42 cumulative GPA. The junior, made 18 of 19 appearances for the Dons and closed out the season with the team's second-best 7-7 singles record. He dominated singles wins against Portland, Saint Mary's, Pepperdine and San Diego State. 

The Dons closed out the season with an overall 4-15 record and went 1-8 in conference.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Marker

Ryan Marker

5' 9"
Senior
Paul Giraud

Paul Giraud

6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Marker

Ryan Marker

5' 9"
Senior
Paul Giraud

Paul Giraud

6' 5"
Junior