Valparaiso University senior Brandon Ancona (Belvidere, Ill. / Rockford Christian) earned Summit League Academic All-League status for the third consecutive year on Wednesday, receiving the honor based on his performance on the tennis courts and in the classroom this year.
Ancona, who owns a 3.83 cumulative grade point average in computer science, plans to pursue a master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame after graduating with his undergraduate degree from Valpo.
Active in Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Fellowship of Christian Athletes throughout his Valpo career, Ancona finished among the program’s all-time leaders despite having his senior season cut short. He collected 72 career singles wins, a total that ranks seventh in program history, and 60 doubles wins (eighth) during his time representing the Brown & Gold. He also finished among the program’s career leaders in singles winning percentage (.632, t-6th) and doubles winning percentage (.674, fifth).
Ancona’s academic honor adds to his long list of collegiate tennis accolades that also includes being named the 2018-19 Summit League Player of the Year and 2018-19 Valparaiso University Male Athlete of the Year. In addition, he was part of the 2018-19 All-Summit Team.
2020 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S TENNIS ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
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Name
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School
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Year
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Brandon Ancona**
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Valparaiso
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Sr.
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Belvidere, Ill.
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3.83
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Computer Science
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Brandon Lew
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Illinois State
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Jr.
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Highland Park, Ill.
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4.00
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Accounting and Finance
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Ignacio Rivero Crespo
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Denver
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Sr.
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Mallorca, Spain
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3.83
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Mechanical Engineering
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Lukas Buth
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North Dakota
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Sr.
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Kaiserslautern, Germany
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3.76
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Communication
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Barnabas Koncz**
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Oral Roberts
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Sr.
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Pecs, Hungary
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3.88
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Finance
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*Previous Academic All-League honoree
