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July 24, 2008
GREENSBORO, NC - Rising junior Estefania Balda was named to the 2008 All-ACC Academic Women's Tennis Team, as announced today by Commissioner John D. Swofford. Balda was named to the team for the second consecutive season.
ACC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year Kristi Miller of Georgia Tech heads up the 2008 team. Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami and Virginia Tech each placed three players on this year's All-ACC Academic Women's Tennis Team. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned at least a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained at least a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.
In addition to Miller, this year's team features a second three-time honoree in Virginia Tech's Inga Beermann. Clemson's Estefania Balda, Miami's Romy Farah, Georgia Tech's Amanda McDowell and Miami's Laura Vallverdu are other repeat selections from 2007.
2008 All-ACC Academic Women's Tennis Team
Name, School - Year (Major)
*Estefania Balda, Clemson - So. (Pre-Business)
Neils Barringer, NC State - Jr. (Mathematics Education)
**Inga Beermann, Virginia Tech - Jr. (Architecture)
Bianca Eichkorn, Miami - So. (International Finance)
*Romy Farah, Miami - Sr. (International Finance)
Kirsten Flower, Georgia Tech - So. (Management)
Catherine Grotz, NC State - So. (Psychology)
Yasmin Hamza, Virginia Tech - Fr. (Economics)
Tara Iyer, Duke - So. (Economics)
Jessica Long, Virginia Tech - Sr. (Biology)
Melissa Mang, Duke - Jr. (Psychology)
*Amanda McDowell, Georgia Tech - So. (Economics and International Affairs)
Maggie MacKeever, Maryland - So. (Kinesiology)
**Kristi Miller, Georgia Tech - Sr. (History, Technology & Society)
Lindsey Pereira, Virginia - Sr. (Interdisciplinary-American Studies)
Amanda Rales, Virginia - Jr. (Foreign Affairs)
Laura Reichert, North Carolina - Jr. (International Studies)
Anna Rynarzewska, Florida State - Sr. (Communications)
Katie Rybakova, Florida State - Fr. (English Education)
Christian Tara, Wake Forest - Jr. (Mathematics)
Katrina Tsang, North Carolina - So. (Political Science/Philosophy)
*Laura Vallverdu, Miami - So. (Psychology)
Reka Zsilinszka, Duke - Fr. (Undeclared)
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