Four Blue Devils Named to ACC All-Academic Team

Durham, N.C. ? The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the 2008 All-Academic team on Thursday with Duke placing a league-high four players on the list.

Junior Kiril Dimitrov was the only three-time recipient of the honor of the 22 selected to the list. Dimitrov compiled a 16-17 record in singles and 14-15 doubles mark on the season. He has a 3.847 GPA and is majoring in economics.

Senior David Goulet and sophomore Dylan Arnould were also repeat honorees after being named to the All-ACC Academic team last season. Goulet played in the top spot of the order for the Blue Devils in 2008 and recorded an 18-12 record in singles and 17-17 doubles ledger. He was also an All-ACC selection after going 7-4 in conference singles matches. He has a 3.575 GPA and earned his degree in economics. Arnould went 18-15 in singles in his second season and tallied a 12-17 record in doubles. He has a 3.537 GPA and is majoring in political science.

Senior Alex Stone was named to the All-Academic team for the first time in his career. He posted a 10-21 singles record in his final season and was 13-18 in doubles. He had a 3.681 GPA and graduated with a degree in political science.

In the first three seasons of the ACC All-Academic team, Duke has had 15 named to the list, the most of any ACC school. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.

2008 All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team

Name, School, Class, Major
*Dylan Arnould, Duke, So., Political Science
*Scott Blackmon, Georgia Tech, Sr., Management
Benjamin Carlotti, North Carolina, Sr., Business Administration
Nick Cavaday, NC State, Sr., Psychology
**Kiril Dimitrov, Duke, Jr., Economics
Kevin Galloway, Clemson, Fr., Pre-Business
Guillermo Gomez, Georgia Tech, Fr., Industrial Engineering
*David Goulet, Duke, So., Economics
*Pedro Graber, Virginia Tech, So., Industrial and Systems Engineering
*Dominic Inglot, Virginia, Jr., Commerce
Sebastien Jacques, Virginia Tech, Fr., Business
*Nickolai Nielsen, Maryland, Jr., Business Management
Andrew Orban, Maryland, Jr., Mathematics
Cory Parr, Wake Forest, Jr., Sociology
Ignaci Roca, Virginia Tech, Sr., Civil Engineering
Jason Sechrist, Boston College, Sr., Finance
Ryan Smith, Georgia Tech, Fr., Biochemistry
Sanam Singh, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Alex Stone, Duke, Sr., Political Science
J.C. Whitner, Miami, So., Marketing
Jay Weinacker, NC State, Jr., Business Management
Jean Yves-Aubone, Florida State, So., Sports Management

*repeat All-ACC academic honorees
**Three-time honoree