AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2026 Men's Tennis All-Academic Team, previously known as the Team of Academic Distinction. Alexis Bailhache, David Perret, Humberto Pinto, Enzo Sakiyama, and Arthur Valette all represented Augusta on the list. The teams are part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.

In order to be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following requirements: 

1) Participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor
2) Achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 
3) Student-Athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically
Transfer students are immediately eligible once they meet the above requirements. The Peach Belt Conference sports communications professionals oversee the program.
 

PBC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	YEAR	HOMETOWN	GPA	MAJOR (MINOR)
Alexis Bailhache	Augusta	Senior	Nantes, France	3.50	Kinesiology- Pre Physical Therapy
David Perret	Augusta	Junior	London, England	3.71	Business Administration-Finance
Humberto Pinto Sansano	Augusta	Sophomore	Castellon, Spain	3.69	Business Administration- Finance
Enzo Tetsuo Sakiyama	Augusta	Sophomore	Sao Paulo, Brazil	3.86	Business Administration
Arthur Valette	Augusta	Senior	Lyon, France	3.91	Business Administration- Finance/ Marketing
Daniel Hammond	Columbus State	Senior	Whangerei, New Zealand	3.75	Business Management
Yike Liu	Columbus State	Senior	Shanxi, China	3.85	Business Management
Aly El Rafie	Flagler	Junior	Cairo, Egypt	3.66	Finance
Reid Bissell	GCSU	Junior	Norcross, Ga.	3.80	Accounting
Chase Martin	GCSU	Graduate	Tampa, Fla.	3.83	Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Max Barriere	Lander	Senior	Montfort L'Amaury, France	3.77	Business Administration
Benjamin Bates	Lander	Graduate	Chelsea Quebec, Canada	3.81	Masters, Business Administration
Ismail ElShafei	Lander	Senior	Cairo, Egypt	3.96	Data Science
Brendan Jayaprakash	Lander	Sophomore	Perth, Australia	3.62	Elementary Education
Anton Krondell	Lander	Junior	Sweden	3.80	Business Administration
Julian Peter	Lander	Sophomore	Hannover, Germany	4.00	Business Administration
Eliseo Alcalde	North Georgia	Senior	Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina	3.5	Finance
Lleyton Beasley	North Georgia	Junior	Athens, Ga.	3.67	Finance
Franco Rebora	North Georgia	Sophomore	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3.66	Finance