May 3, 2002

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - JU freshman Ben Birkmann (Bremen, Germany) was named to the Atlantic Sun Men's Tennis All-Conference Honorable Mention team as well as the All-Freshman team as announced by the conference office on Friday.

Birkmann enjoyed a solid freshman campaign for the Dolphins, posting a 16-15 record in singles play at the No. 1 position. He showed his versatility, compiling a 19-7 doubles record, including a stellar 17-3 mark with Christoph Mueller (Waldsassen, Germany), highlighted by an 11-match winning streak to end the season.

JU advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2002 A-Sun Championship tournament before finishing the season with a 13-12 record.

A-Sun Player of the Year: Matias Ormaza, Georgia State
A-Sun Coach of the Year: Sten van Beurden, Georgia State
A-Sun Freshman of the Year: Matias Ormaza, Georgia State

2002 All-Conference First Team
Pos.   	Name 	                        Cl	        School
No. 1 	Doug Devriendt			Sr.		FAU
No. 2 	Matias Ormaza			Fr.		GSU
No. 3 	Piero Demichelli		Sr.		Stet
No. 4 	Martin Jirak			Sr.		FAU
No. 5 	Augusto Ricciardi		Jr.		Bel
No. 6 	Catalin Bradu			So.		UCF
No. 7 	Andreas Mardink			Jr.		Cam
No. 8 	Gabriel Strangeberg	        So.		UCF
No. 9 	Albano Franco			So.		GSU
No. 10 	Pablo Martinez			Jr.		TSU


2002 All-Conference Honorable Mention
  	Name 	                        Cl	        School
        Ben Birkmann	                Fr.	        JU
        David Misner	                So.	        Sam


2002 All-Freshman Team
   	Name 	                        Cl	        School
        Matias Ormaza	                Fr.	        GSU
        Ben Birkmann	                Fr.	        JU
        Luka Bernard	                Fr.	        GSU
        Paul Ramy	                Fr.	        UCF
        F.J. Schofield	                Fr.	        FAU