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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info.
Director
(540) 365-4306
May 30, 2006
Brantley Named Academic All-District
FERRUM, Va. –
Ferrum College senior
Matt Brantley
(Norlina, N.C./Warren County) has been named to the College Sports
Information Directors (CoSIDA) Academic All-America 2006 Men's At-Large
Team for District III as a second team selection.
CoSIDA Academic All-America District III
2006 Men's At-Large Team
The honor is one of a growing list for Brantley, who earned
All-Conference honors the past two seasons at Ferrum, is the only player
in school history to pass the 100-win mark, and was named a 2005
National Scholar-Athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Brantley graduated two weeks ago with a double-major in
history & social
studies, with a political science minor,. He is the son of Crystal
and Tommy Brantley, and was a member of Alpha Chi and Phi Alpha Theta
History Honor Societies. Brantley spent the past two summers
instructing at the United States Naval Academy Tennis Camp in Annapolis,
Maryland, and will do so again this summer.
Ferrum went 49-19 in
men's tennis during Brantley's four-year tenure. The Panthers
posted a 12-7 record this past season under eighth-year head coach Gary
Holden, the USA South's 2006 Men's Tennis Coach of the Year.
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The
Brantley File
Personal
Parents Crystal & Tommy Brantley ... Senior History/Social Studies
double major ... Political Science minor ... Norlina, North Carolina
... Prepped at Warren County High School ... plans to enroll in
graduate school
 Career
Stats
Year
Singles Doubles
Overall
2003 19-8
19-5 38-13
2004 23-4
18-6 41-10
2005 9-10
6-9 15-19
2006 14-7
9-7 23-14
Career 65-29
52-27 117-56
Career Honors
2006 CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Phi Alpha Theta, National
History Honor Society ... Ferrum College Alpha Chi Honor Society ...
Dean’s List eight semesters running ... Academic All-Conference in 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006 ... Won eight career tournament individual titles, 6
singles, 2 doubles ... Helped Ferrum win six tournament team titles
... Helped Ferrum post a 49-19 team dual match record during 4-year
career ... 3x Academic All-Conference ... 2005 All-Conference 2nd
team ... 2006 All-Conference 2nd team ... Part of
Ferrum’s 2005 USA South Team Sportsmanship Award ... 2005
Intercollegiate Tennis Association National All-Academic Team ...
First person in school history to reach 100 career wins ... Team
Captain in 2004, 2005 & 2006 ... Team Most Valuable Player in 2004,
2005 & 2006 |
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