Four members of the University of Miami women’s tennis team were named to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Team, as announced by the conference Wednesday morning.
Stephanie Wagner led the group as the ACC Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Lina Lileikite earned her fourth Academic Team honor. Monique Albuquerque and Wendy Zhangwere the other selections from Miami, as the Hurricanes tied Clemson for the most players on the list.
“I haven't seen too many tennis players who don't excel academically, but this team takes it to another level,” Miami head coachPaige Yaroshuk-Tews said. “These ladies are studying at midnight on planes heading home from long weekends. Unless you have experienced it yourself it's really hard to explain the level of discipline it takes to excel both athletically and academically in this environment.”
A junior from Amberg, Germany, Wagner reeled in numerous accolades this season, including ITA All-America honors, the ITA National Player to Watch award and First Team All-ACC recognition. Wagner, who reached the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championship, finished the season ranked ninth in the nation in singles and No. 21 in doubles.
A member of the Dean’s List, Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Book Buster Club, Wagner has now been named to the All-ACC Academic Team in each of her three seasons at Miami. She is one of just four women’s tennis players in the conference to garner the honor for at least the third time this year.
A member of the Dean’s List, Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Book Buster Club, Wagner has now been named to the All-ACC Academic Team in each of her three seasons at Miami. An economics major, she is one of just four women’s tennis players in the conference to garner the honor for at least the third time this year.
“I tell these kids all the time that their education comes before anything else,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “What better way to wrap up the awards for Wagner--she is just such a stud.”
Lileikite, a native of Liepaja, Latvia, is the only person to receive a fourth All-ACC Academic Team honor in women’s tennis this year. Lileikite and Wagner, partners in the NCAA Doubles Championship, account for half of the conference’s three- or four-time selections.
A senior in 2015, the economics major was nationally ranked in singles and doubles all season long, concluding her final campaign at No. 112 in singles and No. 21 in doubles. Lileikite went a combined 18-4 in ACC play between singles and doubles.
Albuquerque was tabbed to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second straight year. The Porto Alegre, Brazil native was a member of Miami’s graduate school this year and walked at graduation in May. The lone graduate student among the honorees, Albuquerque will earn a Master of Science in International Business.
On the court, Albuquerque led Miami in doubles victories with 16 and finished the season ranked No. 58 in doubles with partnerClementina Riobueno. Albuquerque also went 17-4 in singles play in 2015, including a perfect 10-0 in the ACC.
Albuquerque is one of 10 multiple-time honorees on the 2015 All-ACC Academic Team and Miami is the only school with three members of that group.
In the words of Terrance...BOOM!
Posted by: CaneRock | June 24, 2015 at 11:00 PM
BANG!
Posted by: 86Cane | June 24, 2015 at 11:02 PM
Great Job Ladies! Well deserved honors! U Ladies Rock. Keep it going and 86 great title and article as always. Go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 24, 2015 at 11:02 PM
Terrance...Mr. Bill from the FL Keys has your Ravens/Dolphins tix all lined up and waiting for you. And a FREE room in Islamorada also!
Posted by: 86Cane | June 24, 2015 at 11:04 PM
I get to see the Dolphins in Nashville this season. I truly believe the 'phins have turned a corner with talent and depth this off-season. Can't wait to see it play out on the field!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | June 24, 2015 at 11:09 PM
'Sota is in da house!
Posted by: 86Cane | June 24, 2015 at 11:17 PM
Terrance...oops, sorry, gotta see the Bills or Texans along with Canes?
Posted by: 86Cane | June 24, 2015 at 11:22 PM
Virginia wins CWS! Go ACC!!!
Posted by: 86Cane | June 24, 2015 at 11:47 PM
So glad obnoxious "SEC fans" don't get to brag about an SEC repeat. I hate that "SEC SEC SEC" bullspit.
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 24, 2015 at 11:53 PM
Amazing that UVa finds a way to win the entire the postseason. Just shows how little the rest of the season means. UVa was barely a postseason team, went 0-3 in their pool in the ACC tnmt, then finds a way to win everything every step of the way after, other than the single losses in the double elimination tnmts (ie to FU and then Vandy). They never gave up and played their hearts out. Gotta give props to the Cavs from Va. Like 86 said, go ACC, as I'd have hated to have seen the SEC take it. However, UVa???? Why not the U??? :(
Posted by: JCane | June 24, 2015 at 11:56 PM
86Cane
Terrance...Mr. Bill from the FL Keys has your Ravens/Dolphins tix all lined up and waiting for you. And a FREE room in Islamorada also!
Yo do u have connections down in the islamorada area? I am planning my honeymoon and this is around he area we want to go.
Posted by: Elliott | June 25, 2015 at 12:14 AM
Boom! Looking forward to it and we will have him a ticket for the Canes games. Thank U 86.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 12:15 AM
The Texans game works because its the game after the Clemson game. Let's do this. Go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 12:16 AM
#ACC, #ACC, #ACC.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 12:17 AM
Yo do u have connections down in the islamorada area? I am planning my honeymoon and this is around he area we want to go.
Posted by: Elliott | June 25, 2015 at 12:14 AM
YES, I do.
It depends what you are looking for ($$$) and what time of year but yes, I can help.
Posted by: 86Cane | June 25, 2015 at 12:35 AM
"The house that Thomas Jefferson built" (literally)!
Congrats to UVA and to the ACC!
Go 'canes!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | June 25, 2015 at 12:37 AM
Boom! Looking forward to it and we will have him a ticket for the Canes games. Thank U 86.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 12:15 AM
Mr. Bill wants a Nebraska game ticket in exchange. He may settle for a Clemson game ticket too. I will have BOTH to give him so we are covered!
Posted by: 86Cane | June 25, 2015 at 12:37 AM
Causal, affordable and cozy:
http://theocean-view.com/
In 1996 former Pittsburgh Steelers standout Gary Dunn (from UM), and former Los Angeles Rams All-Pro Dennis Harrah purchased the Oceanview Inn. The two friends immediately started a complete renovation project with the goal of making the Inn an affordable, tourist-friendly location, while preserving its history and local charm.
Posted by: 86Cane | June 25, 2015 at 12:41 AM
I can hook him up with both. Go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 12:44 AM
86 U are the Man Brotha! Thanks to Bill he Rocks!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 12:45 AM
And if you got him covered on those tickets I will just hook You up either with cash or we will figure it out. Can't wait. Go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 01:15 AM
I love me some OV.
A common boating destination while we are down there.
Posted by: Go Canes | June 25, 2015 at 06:44 AM
Morning Spacers!!!!!!!!
Posted by: SinisterCane | June 25, 2015 at 08:12 AM
Morning Spacers!!!!!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | June 25, 2015 at 10:56 AM
@mattyports: Significant Loss for Hurricanes Opponent alert. https://t.co/ulgvPV26yt
Posted by: Go Canes | June 25, 2015 at 11:23 AM
Here's CBSSportsline take on Miami, Florida's quickly approaching season.
Oh. Once again, I still predict the Hurricanes will finish the regular campaign with a 7-5 record. Simply because too MANY key starters graduated or were taken in the recent NFL draft.
So enjoy the following and turn Orange nd' Green with pompous ANGER!!!!
Miami, 5.5 wins (over -260, under +180)
" Miami's quest to challenge for an ACC title has been a hot talking point for a while now. I believe the 2015 season needs to include an adjustment of expectations, and this number affirms that line of thinking. If the Hurricanes win six or seven games, it's a pretty good season. Eight wins might be a breakthrough. Brad Kaaya has accepted that "face of the program" role and showed enough talent during his ACC Offensive Freshman of the Year campaign to suggest he can carry this team far past 5.5 wins. While the loss of Duke Johnson will hurt, I think Miami won't see a huge drop in production thanks to Gus Edwards and Joseph Yearby. The key, in my opinion, will be the play on the other side of the ball. Miami's defense was downright disappointing until taking a step forward last season, but that group loses four of its top eight tacklers, most notably star linebacker Denzel Perryman. Maintaining the improvement we saw last season without Perryman and Co. will be the key to getting Miami into the postseason. I'm not going to be talked into considering the Hurricanes as Coastal Division title contenders but I refuse to believe that a team with this much talent will miss the postseason. OVER 5.5 wins. " CBSSportsline.com
Posted by: TheeMackJones | June 25, 2015 at 11:36 AM
" If Miami wins SIX or SEVEN games, then it's a alright season. " To paraphrase CBS college football punditry.
Posted by: TheeMackJones | June 25, 2015 at 11:38 AM
pompous anger?
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 25, 2015 at 11:45 AM
Phil Steele ranked us 21 pre-season.
Where's your mumble jumbo post about that and what not?
Posted by: Go Canes | June 25, 2015 at 12:23 PM
This sucks:
@TGcanes76: Will always love you Miami this was not my decision but I am no longer a Miami hurricane
Posted by: Go Canes | June 25, 2015 at 12:23 PM
@PeterAriz: This situation has been building for a while with Gadbois. Only thing to do here is hope for the best for him down the line
Posted by: Go Canes | June 25, 2015 at 12:25 PM
@DavidFurones90: NEW BLOG: Miami Central @CEN_Rockets ranked second in @MaxPreps national poll. http://t.co/AmF3L6uK27 @AndreMHsports
Posted by: Go Canes | June 25, 2015 at 01:04 PM
@flasportsbuzz: Besides having an NCAA issue, Gadbois was not viewed by coaches as good fit for culture they want to build. That's main reason for dismissal.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 25, 2015 at 01:15 PM
@AKuperstein: I'm hearing some odd details about why Gadbois got dismissed by Miami. Working to confirm now.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 25, 2015 at 01:15 PM
Perryman is as good a LB Miami has had, but Miami can replace him with Grace. The 1 gap system should improve the D a lot in my opinion, especially with AQM coming off the edge. That said, somehow Al managed to win but 6 games with a good roster. I've been saying for years that this guy is learning on the job, hopefully they've figured it out with the new scheme.
Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | June 25, 2015 at 01:19 PM
Losing Gadbois hurts. He was a fine prospect, but Darling will get his chance, still hirts depth at a position that has been injury prone. Kehoe won't disappoint though. He'll have a solid unit, not great but solid. Protection will be as good as Kaaya demands it to be. He's got to play at an advanced level.
Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | June 25, 2015 at 01:22 PM
@CanesWarningFS: Report: Taylor Gadbois was facing 5-game suspension to start the season
http://t.co/IYJJKPbeJv http://t.co/sI8rabZozJ
Posted by: Go Canes | June 25, 2015 at 03:02 PM
Not to beat a dead horse, but after reading comments about the confederate flag, the flag was actually a battle flag, it had nothing to do with slavery. So I'm not sure why people think otherwise?
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:05 PM
Not to beat a dead horse, but after reading comments about the confederate flag, the flag was actually a battle flag, it had nothing to do with slavery. So I'm not sure why people think otherwise?
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:05 PM
What was the battle about?
Posted by: JupiterCane | June 25, 2015 at 03:10 PM
Not to beat a dead horse, but after reading comments about the confederate flag, the flag was actually a battle flag, it had nothing to do with slavery. So I'm not sure why people think otherwise?
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:05 PM
It's been co-opted by the KKK crowd long enough ago that when South Carolina wanted to protest the civil rights act/integration etc they chose to raise that flag over their capital.
Some will have you believe the southern states seceded from the Union because of states rights. In fact, the only right in question was slavery. The constitution of the confederate states even specifically stated that any state in the confederacy must allow slavery.
Most soldiers were not slave owners, but they had a huge financial stake in slavery. Without it, the southern economy collapses.
There is no legitimate reason for that flag to fly.
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | June 25, 2015 at 03:21 PM
ok Im gonna take a wild guess because of these other guys over the years that had the same situation..I dont feel like the guy was soft enough..lol Hope im wrong.
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | June 25, 2015 at 03:25 PM
What was the battle about?
Posted by: JupiterCane | June 25, 2015 at 03:10 PM
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There is nothing written on that flag to prove otherwise. Hell, probably most of those confederate soldiers had no idea what they were fighting about, but they did know they were fighting for the person next to them......It's just like what our troops are dealing with now!!! And I'm sure all the soldiers were proud of that flag.
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:26 PM
The flag should be taken down..It represents a dark time in our country. Even tho a lot of the country family gave their lives in the war yet we shouldnt have a flag that points to the time when we had legal slavery. Maybe design a new flag that represents states rights. Take away the focus of slavery by taking the flag down.
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | June 25, 2015 at 03:33 PM
I couldn't care less if the flag is up or not. Take it down if people are complaining about it!!!! I'll I'm saying is, it's a battle flag which every kingdom in past history has had!!!!!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:37 PM
All
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:38 PM
I think it's completely ridiculous that Al Sharpton wants the Robert E. Lee street name changed in New York. I guess everything needs to be changed that had to do with that time period!! We'll folks it's history, so live with it!!! I'm really starting to dislike this country!!!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:42 PM
Sorry, just my opinions, you can either like them or not (Probably mostly not...LOL).
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:47 PM
When does football start?!?!?!....LOL! This is the part of the year I hate the most!!! There is nothing to watch on TV!!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:48 PM
I dont like prejudiced. I taught my kids to talk about people without making distinctions of skin color or place of origin.
Believe it or not but SC has a huge population of people from other countries. I dont see them being discriminated against in an economic way since I moved up here.
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | June 25, 2015 at 03:51 PM
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | June 25, 2015 at 03:51 PM
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Likewise!!!!!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 25, 2015 at 03:56 PM