AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2026 Men's Tennis All-Academic Team, previously known as the Team of Academic Distinction. The teams are part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.
In order to be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following requirements:
1) Participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor
2) Achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and
3) Student-Athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically
Transfer students are immediately eligible once they meet the above requirements. The Peach Belt Conference sports communications professionals oversee the program.
| PBC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
YEAR |
HOMETOWN |
GPA |
MAJOR (MINOR) |
| Alexis Bailhache |
Augusta |
Senior |
Nantes, France |
3.50 |
Kinesiology- Pre Physical Therapy |
| David Perret |
Augusta |
Junior |
London, England |
3.71 |
Business Administration-Finance |
| Humberto Pinto Sansano |
Augusta |
Sophomore |
Castellon, Spain |
3.69 |
Business Administration- Finance |
| Enzo Tetsuo Sakiyama |
Augusta |
Sophomore |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
3.86 |
Business Administration |
| Arthur Valette |
Augusta |
Senior |
Lyon, France |
3.91 |
Business Administration- Finance/ Marketing |
| Daniel Hammond |
Columbus State |
Senior |
Whangerei, New Zealand |
3.75 |
Business Management |
| Yike Liu |
Columbus State |
Senior |
Shanxi, China |
3.85 |
Business Management |
| Aly El Rafie |
Flagler |
Junior |
Cairo, Egypt |
3.66 |
Finance |
| Reid Bissell |
GCSU |
Junior |
Norcross, Ga. |
3.80 |
Accounting |
| Chase Martin |
GCSU |
Graduate |
Tampa, Fla. |
3.83 |
Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
| Max Barriere |
Lander |
Senior |
Montfort L'Amaury, France |
3.77 |
Business Administration |
| Benjamin Bates |
Lander |
Graduate |
Chelsea Quebec, Canada |
3.81 |
Masters, Business Administration |
| Ismail ElShafei |
Lander |
Senior |
Cairo, Egypt |
3.96 |
Data Science |
| Brendan Jayaprakash |
Lander |
Sophomore |
Perth, Australia |
3.62 |
Elementary Education |
| Anton Krondell |
Lander |
Junior |
Sweden |
3.80 |
Business Administration |
| Julian Peter |
Lander |
Sophomore |
Hannover, Germany |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Eliseo Alcalde |
North Georgia |
Senior |
Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina |
3.5 |
Finance |
| Lleyton Beasley |
North Georgia |
Junior |
Athens, Ga. |
3.67 |
Finance |
| Franco Rebora |
North Georgia |
Sophomore |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
3.66 |
Finance |