Tuesday, April 17, 2007

ESPINOSA, GARCIA NAMED TO ALL-SAC TENNIS TEAM

Sergio Espinosa All-SAC 1st Team	Carlos Garcia All-SAC 2nd Team

ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum College juniors Sergio Espinosa and Carlos Garcia have been named to the 2007 All-South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Team announced league officials Tuesday. Espinosa was named to the All-Conference First Team, while Garcia garnered All-SAC Second Team honors.

Espinosa, a three-time All-SAC First Team selection, has posted a 13-5 singles record this year, including 5-1 in conference play. He is currently the 15^th-ranked singles player in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region. In 2005, Espinosa (Caracas, Venezuela) was the SAC Freshman of the Year.

Garcia (Caracas, Venezuela) also garners his third All-Conference honor as a Pioneer. He has been perfect in singles play this season so far posting an 18-0 record.

Espinosa and Garcia comprise Tusculum's No. 1 doubles team as the duo has a 15-4 record, including 5-1 in conference matches.

Tusculum (14-5), ranked No. 39 in NCAA II and seeded second in this year's Food Lion SAC Tournament, will face No. 3 seed Newberry College on Friday in a semifinal match beginning at 9 a.m. on the campus of Mars Hill College.

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All-South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Team

FIRST TEAM
Mike Swanson, Carson-Newman
Jose Velazquez, Catawba
Jon Allen, Mars Hill
Francisco Contreras, Mars Hill
Maxim Sukharev, Newberry
Matthew Martin, Presbyterian
Aaron Chapman, Presbyterian
Sergio Espinosa, Tusculum

SECOND TEAM
Preston Sneed, Carson-Newman
Matt Stanley, Carson-Newman
Daryl Van Vuuren, Newberry
Andrew Lee, Presbyterian
Michael Nicol, Presbyterian
Pat Fediuk, Presbyterian
Carlos Garcia, Tusculum
Hendrik Ternieden, Wingate

COACH OF THE YEAR - David Staniford, Newberry

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Matthew Martin, Presbyterian

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jose Velazquez, Catawba

SAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE - Preston Sneed, Carson-Newman