Four Golden Bears Earn Pac-12 All-Academic Honors - California Golden Bears Athletics

June 7, 2012

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Four members of the California men's tennis team have been selected to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic squads, the league announced on Thursday, June 7.

To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade point average and be a significant contributor.

Senior Nick Andrews received second team honors by the league for the third-straight season. He graduated this May with a degree in Political Economy and a 3.34 grade point average.

Junior Riki McLachlan, who holds a 3.40 grade point average in Political Economy, earned second-team academic laurels for the second year in a row.

Sophomore Ben McLachlan was named to the league's all-academic second team for the first time in his career with a 3.51 grade point average.

Junior Christoffer Konigsfeldt was recognized on the honorable mention list for the second-straight season.

Pac-12 Men's Tennis All-Academic Teams


First Team	Yr.	GPA	Major
Nicholas Kamisar, WASH	R-Fr.	3.75	Pre-Social Science
Denis Lin, STAN	Jr.	3.76	Mechanical Engineering
Max Manthou, WASH	So.	3.72	Extended Pre-Major
Nick Meister, UCLA	R-Sr.	3.43	Political Science
Daniel Nguyen, USC	Sr.	3.40	Communications
Matt Stith, WASH	Sr.	3.41	Business Administration
Ryan Thacher, STAN	Sr.	3.91	History
Andre Vidaller, ARIZ	So.	3.67	Pre-Business


Second Team	Yr.	GPA	Major
Nick Andrews, CAL	Sr.	3.34	Political Economy
Aaron Clissold, ORE	Jr.	3.31	General Social Science
Matt Kandath, STAN	Jr.	3.31	Science, Technology & Society
Ben McLachlan, CAL	So.	3.51	Undeclared
Riki McLachlan, CAL	Jr.	3.40	Political Economy
Dmytro Mamedov, UTAH	Jr.	3.38	Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Skyler Tateishi, WASH	Sr.	3.37	Biochemistry
Mario Urquidi, ARIZ	So.	3.47	Business Management



Pac-12 Men's Tennis Academic Honorable Mention:
Robin Cambier, So., ORE; Frank Chen, Jr., ARIZ; Daniel Ho, So., STAN; Jose Izquierdo, Sr., ORE; Bradley Klahn, Sr., STAN; Christoffer Konigsfeldt, Jr., CAL; Kyle McMorrow, Jr., WASH; Alejandro Medinilla, So., UTAH; Adrien Puget, So., UCLA; Benito Suriano, Sr., UTAH; Kieren Thompson, So., ARIZ.