Pearce brothers named to WCC All-Academic Team

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – John Pearce and Matthew Pearce of BYU men’s tennis were named to the West Coast Conference 2016-17 All-Academic Team on Wednesday.

John, a junior from Provo, Utah, holds a 3.93 GPA as an economics major. He finished the season with a 12-8 record and 6-1 mark in conference play. John tied for second on the team in singles victories and placed second in doubles wins with 11. This is John’s second consecutive WCC All-Academic honor.

Matthew, a sophomore majoring in management strategy from Provo, Utah, earned a conference-high 3.97 GPA. He posted a 12-10 singles record and tied his brother for second on the team in singles victories. Matthew went 7-3 at No. 4 singles and finished with a 4-4 conference record.

To be considered for the all-academic team, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a significant contributor to his or her team. The WCC selects an all-academic team for each WCC-sponsored sport at the conclusion of each athletic season. To read the WCC's full release, click here.

2016-17 WCC Men’s Tennis All-Academic Team

Name	Insitution	Class	GPA	Major
Luke Bohuslav	Loyola Marymount	Senior	3.25	Finance
Miguel Diaz	Pacific	Senior	3.62	Health, Exercise and Sport Science Managament
Carlos Donat	Portland	Sophomore	3.27	Business
Felix Fan	Portland	Sophomore	3.61	Business
Guilherme Hadlich	Pepperdine	Senior	3.65	International Business
Pedro Iamachkine	Pepperdine	Junior	3.49	Business Administration
Woravin Kumthonkittikul	San Francisco	Senior	3.88	Business Finance
Josh Page	San Diego	Senior	3.20	Communication Studies
John Pearce	Brigham Young	Junior	3.93	Economics
Matthew Pearce	Brigham Young	Sophomore	3.97	Management Strategy
Robert Seby	Santa Clara	Sophomore	3.75	Biology
Alex Wallace	Portland	Junior	3.68	Psychology