Giraldez Named to WCC's All-Academic First Team
5/23/2023 12:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference announced on Tuesday afternoon the recipients of the 2023 Men's Tennis All-Academic awards following a strong spring season in the classroom and on the courts.
Leading the way for the Dons in receiving recognition following his tremendous spring was senior Nil Giraldez, who was named to the All-Academic First Team after being an Honorable Mention pick in 2022.
Junior Stevie Gould and sophomore Nikola Kuraica each were selected as Honorable Mentions for 2023, as Gould made the list in back-to-back years while Kuraica was selected following a strong second season competing on the Hilltop.
Recipients are decided upon meeting the following qualifications:
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our department sponsor – Planet Orange - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.
Leading the way for the Dons in receiving recognition following his tremendous spring was senior Nil Giraldez, who was named to the All-Academic First Team after being an Honorable Mention pick in 2022.
Junior Stevie Gould and sophomore Nikola Kuraica each were selected as Honorable Mentions for 2023, as Gould made the list in back-to-back years while Kuraica was selected following a strong second season competing on the Hilltop.
Recipients are decided upon meeting the following qualifications:
- A minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average (GPA) based on the most recently completed term at the time of the nomination.
- Have at least sophomore athletic and academic standing with at least one year in residence completed at the nominating institution (true freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers could not be nominated)
- Participate in at least 50 percent of the institution's completed contests
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Ran Amar | Pacific | Jr. | 3.86 | Economimcs |
| Oliver Andersson | Gonzaga | Sr. | 4.00 | Business Administration |
| Guillaume Dalmasso | Santa Clara | Sr. | 3.76 | Finance |
| Zach Fuchs | BYU | So. | 3.70 | Pre-Business |
| Nil Giraldez | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.81 | Business Analytics |
| Santiago Hinojosa | Santa Clara | Gr. | 3.57 | Finance And Analytics |
| Matthew Hollingworth | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.93 | Engineering Management |
| Eleftherios Neos | Portland | Gr. | 3.82 | Finance |
| Sema Pankin | Portland | Gr. | 3.67 | Finance |
| Iiro Vasa | San Diego | So. | 3.53 | Environmental & Ocean Sciences |
| James Watt | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.59 | Economics |
| Tim Zeitvogel | Pepperdine | Gr. | 4.00 | Business Analytics |
FOLLOW US:
For more information and updates on the University of San Francisco men's and women's tennis programs, be sure to follow the Dons on Twitter and Instagram @USFDonsMTennis @USFDonsWTennis as well as @SanFranciscoMensTennis @SanFranciscoWomensTennis on Facebook.
SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our department sponsor – Planet Orange - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.
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