April 20, 2005
Georgia Tech’s men’s tennis sophomore Jose Muguruza was named as a member of the all-Atlantic Coast Conference men’s tennis team as announced by the league office on Wednesday. The 18-member team was selected by a vote of the conference’s 11 head coaches.
Muguruza garners all-conference accolades for the first time in his career and he is currently the nation’s 24th-ranked singles players and is first on the team with a 26-12 overall singles record and is 12-8 in dual matches this season while playing at the top of the singles lineup. He also pairs with freshman Sukhwa Young at No. 2 doubles and the two have a 5-5 record this spring.
Muguruza and the rest of the No. 28 Georgia Tech (13-8) men’s tennis team will open play in the first round of the ACC Tournament Thursday as the sixth seed, taking on 11th seeded Maryland (10-12) at 3 p.m. Full tournament results will be available at www.theacc.com with recaps on all Yellow Jacket matches available at www.ramblinwreck.com.
2005 ACC All-Conference TeamDarrin Cohen, Jr................................... VirginiaJosh Cohen............................................. MiamiMat Cloer..................................... Florida StateSomdev Devvarman............................. VirginiaTreat Huey.......................................... VirginiaSander Koning.................................... ClemsonRaian Luchici............................. North CarolinaMarko Miklo........................................ VirginiaJose Muguruza.............................. Georgia TechTodd Paul..................................... Wake ForestRylan Rizza......................................... VirginiaStephane Rod............................... Virginia TechDerrick Spice................................. Wake ForestDoug Stewart....................................... VirginiaNathan Thompson............................... ClemsonLudovic Walter......................................... DukeChip Webb.................................... Florida StateRyan Young........................................ ClemsonPlayer of the YearNathan Thompson............................... ClemsonFreshman of the YearSomdev Devvarman............................. VirginiaCoach of the YearBrian Boland....................................... Virginia
