Aly, Flores Named to ACC All-Academic Team

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Miami Hurricanes men’s tennis seniors Omar Aly and Gabriel Flores were named to the 2014 ACC All-Academic Team, announced Thursday by the conference office.

Aly and Flores both earned ACC All-Academic distinction for the first time in their career. The duo graduated in May from the University of Miami.

Aly, a native of Edmond, Okla., earned his bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in psychology. He compiled 33 career singles wins, including a career-best 14 this season, while concluding his career with 30 doubles victories in four seasons. Aly was named to the 2014 All-ACC Second Team.

Flores received his BBA degree in international finance and marketing from Miami in May and will return to his native Puerto Rico to attend law school. As a senior, he joined Miami’s 50-win club, posting 54 career singles victories in four seasons at Miami.

Eleven ACC schools are represented on this year’s All-ACC Academic Team, led by Virginia Tech with four honorees. Duke, Notre Dame and Virginia had three representatives each, while Clemson, Florida State and Miami had two members apiece. Boston College, North Carolina, NC State, and Wake Forest rounded out the field with one each.

The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. To be eligible for consideration for the All-ACC Academic Team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.

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