Brings total to 10 men’s tennis players earning academic honors during the 2020-21 academic year
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ben Shelton was named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the Southeastern Conference on Tuesday.
That brings the Florida men’s tennis program to a total of 10 honorees during the 2020-21 academic year.
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Today’s announcement brings Florida’s total of student-athletes named to a 2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll to a program-record 378, which is 70 percent of UF’s student-athletes. Florida placed 301 on SEC Academic Honor Rolls (107 on fall list; 62 winter, 132 on spring) and 77 on the First-Year Honor Roll.
On the court, the Gators secured their most successful season to date, winning the program’s first national championship. Overall, Florida went 26-2 and earned its 10th regular season SEC Championship. Florida’s captains, Riffice and Vale, were each tabbed as ITA All-Americans during the 2020-21 campaign and Riffice became just the eighth player in the 21st century to earn a team and singles national championship in the same season.
To be recognized for the SEC Academic Honor Roll, each student-athlete must meet the following criteria: 1) have a GPA of 3.00 for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; 2) be on scholarship, a letterwinner or have participated on a varsity team for two years if non-scholarship; 3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and 4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.
Florida 2021 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
Ben Shelton
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