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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia Tech junior Luka Somen has been selected for the second consecutive year to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Tennis team, as announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.

Somen (Karlovac, Croatia), ranked No. 58 nationally in singles, was second on the team with 20 singles victories while playing the No. 1 position. He was the 2009 ACC Freshman of the Year and defeated two top-30 players this season. Somen also helped the Tech cause with 17 doubles victories.

Tech (14-11) is ranked No. 37 in this week’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll and the Hokies are in line for a fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. NCAA team bids will be released on Tuesday, May 3, by 6 p.m., on NCAA.com. The individual singles and doubles participants will be announced on NCAA.com by 6 p.m., on Wed., May 4.

2011 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Team

Akash Muppidi, Junior, Boston College*

Reid Carleton, Senior, Duke**

Hernrique Cunha, Sophomore, Duke*

Vahid Mirzadeh, Senior, Florida State*

Guillermo Gomez, Senior, Georgia Tech***

Kevin King, Junior, Georgia Tech*

Juan Spir, Sophomore, Georgia Tech

Brennan Boyajian, Junior, North Carolina

Stefan Hardy, Senior, North Carolina

Jose Hernandez, Sophomore, North Carolina*

Jaime Pulgar, Junior, NC State*

Drew Courtney, Junior, Virginia*

Alex Domijan, Freshman, Virginia

Jarmere Jenkins, Sophomore, Virginia*

Michael Shabaz, Senior, Virginia**

Sanam Singh, Senior Virginia***

Luka Somen, Junior, Virginia Tech*

Jonathan Wolff, Senior, Wake Forest

ACC Player of the Year – Guillermo Gomez, Georgia Tech

ACC Freshman of the Year – Alex Domijan, Virginia

ACC Coach of the Year – Brian Boland, Virginia

* - Repeat All-ACC Selection

** - Three-time honoree

*** - Four-time honoree

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