Estefania Balda Named to 2008 All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis Team

July 24, 2008

GREENSBORO, NC – Rising junior Estefania Balda was named to the 2008 All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis Team, as announced today by Commissioner John D. Swofford. Balda was named to the team for the second consecutive season.

ACC Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year Kristi Miller of Georgia Tech heads up the 2008 team. Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami and Virginia Tech each placed three players on this year’s All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis Team. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned at least a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained at least a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.

In addition to Miller, this year’s team features a second three-time honoree in Virginia Tech’s Inga Beermann. Clemson’s Estefania Balda, Miami’s Romy Farah, Georgia Tech’s Amanda McDowell and Miami’s Laura Vallverdu are other repeat selections from 2007.

2008 All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis Team

Name, School – Year (Major)*Estefania Balda, Clemson – So. (Pre-Business) Neils Barringer, NC State – Jr. (Mathematics Education) **Inga Beermann, Virginia Tech – Jr. (Architecture) Bianca Eichkorn, Miami – So. (International Finance) *Romy Farah, Miami – Sr. (International Finance) Kirsten Flower, Georgia Tech – So. (Management) Catherine Grotz, NC State – So. (Psychology) Yasmin Hamza, Virginia Tech – Fr. (Economics) Tara Iyer, Duke – So. (Economics) Jessica Long, Virginia Tech – Sr. (Biology) Melissa Mang, Duke – Jr. (Psychology) *Amanda McDowell, Georgia Tech – So. (Economics and International Affairs) Maggie MacKeever, Maryland – So. (Kinesiology) **Kristi Miller, Georgia Tech – Sr. (History, Technology & Society) Lindsey Pereira, Virginia – Sr. (Interdisciplinary-American Studies) Amanda Rales, Virginia – Jr. (Foreign Affairs) Laura Reichert, North Carolina – Jr. (International Studies) Anna Rynarzewska, Florida State – Sr. (Communications) Katie Rybakova, Florida State – Fr. (English Education) Christian Tara, Wake Forest – Jr. (Mathematics) Katrina Tsang, North Carolina – So. (Political Science/Philosophy) *Laura Vallverdu, Miami – So. (Psychology) Reka Zsilinszka, Duke – Fr. (Undeclared)