Duck Quartet Earn Pac-12 All-Academic Honors

EUGENE, Ore. – In his first year of eligibility, senior Akihiro Tanaka has been named to the Pac-12 all-academic first team, while fellow seniors Cormac Clissold and Simon Stevens along with junior Thomas Laurent received second team honors, the conference announced Tuesday.

A junior transfer to UO, Tanaka was a staple for the Ducks at the No. 3 position finishing the season with a 10-12 record from the middle of the lineup. Tanaka maintained a 3.55 GPA in general social science to become the third straight Duck to be named to the all-academic first team.

Clissold earned his third straight all-academic second team accolade after finishing the season 19-10 overall in singles play while maintaining a 3.38 in business administration.

Laurent, along with Stevens each received their first all-academic second team honors.

This is Laurent's second career all-academic accolade after receiving first team honors last season. The French international led the team with a 26-7 singles record while partnering with Clissold for a 23-10 doubles record.

Just behind Laurent in the lineup, Stevens finished the season 8-9 at the No. 2 spot for an 18-12 overall record in singles play. Stevens was also a force for UO in doubles play, partnering with sophomore Ty Gentry for a team-high 24-10 record.

Laurent and Stevens both majored in general social sciences while earning a 3.51 and 3.36 GPA, respectively.

First Team:
Michael Genender, Stanford, 3.93, JR, Science, Technology and Society
Sameer Kumar, Stanford, 3.86, JR, Economics
David Wilczynski, Stanford, 3.62, SR, Science, Technology and Society
Martin Redlicki, UCLA, 3.61, SR, Political Science and Communications
Tom Fawcett, Stanford, 3.59, SR, Science, Technology and Society
Akihiro Tanaka, UO, 3.55, SR, General Social Science
Alejandro Reguant, UA, 3.67, SO, Pre-business
Austin Rapp, UCLA, 3.49, SR, Political Science

Second Team:
William Genesen, Stanford, 3.58, SO, Undeclared
Thomas Laurent, UO, 3.51, JR, General Social Science
Piers Foley, UW, 3.47, JR, Latin
Cormac Clissold, UO, 3.38, SR, Business Administration
Kawika Lam, UW, 3.37, JR, Accounting
Simon Stevens, UO, 3.36, SR, General Social Science
Maxime Cressy, UCLA, 3.32, JR, Mathematics/Economics
Mitch Stewart, UW, 3.25, SR, Communication

Honorable Mention:
Dominic Barretto, CAL; Jake DeVine, USC; Thibault Forget, USC; Andrew Sinatra, UCLA; Tanner Smith, USC; Enzo Sommer, WASH; Logan Staggs, UCLA

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