BORN BOASTS C-USA ALL-ACADEMIC HONOR

C-USA ANNOUNCES ALL-ACADEMIC TENNIS SQUADS
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IRVING, Texas - Middle Tennessee's Yannick Born earned Conference USA Men's Tennis All-Academic Team Honors as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.

The senior and native of Hannover, Germany holds a 3.69 GPA as a Management major at MT, while he posted a 10-5 record in singles play this season.

He has the best record in singles play for the Blue Raiders and has been the team's anchor at the middle of the line-up. Born is undefeated in singles action at the No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 position.

Born is a two-time Sun Belt Commissioner's list member and was named a 2014 ITA Scholar Athlete last year.

Born and the Blue Raiders garnered the No. 5 seed in the C-USA Championship and will face No. 4 Charlotte on Friday at 1 p.m. CT in the quarterfinal round.

2015 C-USA Men's Tennis All-Academic Team

*Alex Calott, Charlotte, Sr., Charlotte, North Carolina, 3.97 GPA in Communication Studies/Journalism

*Jordi Massalle Ferrer, Charlotte, Jr., Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 3.92 GPA in Major Finance and Economics

Yannick Born, Middle Tennessee, Sr., Hannover, Germany, 3.69 GPA in Management

*Carlos Lopez Villa, Old Dominion, Sr., Madrid, Spain, 3.78 GPA in Finance and Economic

Alex Doleac, Southern Miss, Gr., Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 3.85 GPA in Economic Development

Joel Rubio, UTSA, Sr., Arnedo, Spain, 3.61 GPA in Management

*Repeat Honorees