Sidney of Men’s Tennis Chosen to C-USA All-Academic Team

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Ahead of this weekend's championship tournament, Florida Atlantic University men's tennis senior Gabriel Sidney was honored on Tuesday morning with a spot on the 2019 InTouch Credit Union Conference USA Men's Tennis All-Academic Team, as announced by the league.

For the second straight year, Sidney earns this recognition from C-USA, as he currently holds a 3.725 GPA towards a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in international business. On the court, the native of Londrina, Brazil, finished the regular season with nine singles and 11 doubles wins, including a late-season stretch with four singles wins in a row. He recently has combined with fellow senior Mehdi Laalej for five doubles victories at the No. 2 slot, as well as a win at No. 1, during the dual match portion of the season.

Here is the 2019 C-USA Men's All-Academic Team:

Luca Keist, Charlotte
Gabriel Sidney, Florida Atlantic
Tom Moonen, Middle Tennessee
Max Rauch, Middle Tennessee
Sumit Sarkar, Rice
Nikolai Manchev, UAB

The Owls open up championship play this Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern against UAB, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Stay tuned for more info on the tournament in the coming days.

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