GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Igor Saveljic and junior Alexis Galarneau of the No. 20 NC State men’s tennis team (18-10) earned recognition as All-ACC performers for the 2019 spring season, as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon. Galarneau was named First Team All-ACC, and Saveljic was named to the Second Team All-ACC, as voted on by the conference’s head coaches.
The honors marked the third season in a row that Galarneau has been honored as a member of an All-ACC team and is his second season in a row claiming a spot on the First Team. Saveljic was named to the Second Team in his final collegiate season, the first All-ACC honors of his career. NC State has had multiple all-conference honorees for seven seasons in a row.
Galarneau becomes the fourth player in program history to garner All-ACC status at least three times in his career. The Laval, Canada native once again put together a tremendous season playing at the top singles spot for the Wolfpack. Galarneau went 15-8 in dual match play during the 2019 season, with seven of his wins coming against ranked opponents. He beat the nation’s No. 15 player on two occasions during his junior campaign, as his wins against Georgia’s Emil Reinberg and Carl Söderlund marked the highest ranked victories of his career.
Galarneau also continued to be an impact player for the Pack in doubles. His 14-5 record in doubles action marked the best doubles winning percentage across all of NC State’s usual doubles starters. Galarneau partnered with Michael Ogden for 11 of those 14 doubles wins, and the duo took down three ranked opponents on the season as a pair.
Saveljic’s first All-ACC honors come after the senior posted a team-best 18 singles wins on the year, with 13 of those coming during dual match play. The Podgorica, Montenegro native went 18-11 during fall and spring play, with most of his playing time coming at the No. 2 singles slot for the Pack.
Pairing with his brother for doubles action, Saveljic went 18-9 on the year and 13-6 in dual matches. He and Ivan posted an 8-1 record during regular-season ACC matches. The duo has won nine of its last 10 contests, including eight wins in a row to close out the regular season.
Igor Saveljic currently owns 70 career singles wins and 63 career doubles wins, both marks that rank in the top 12 in program history.
Galarneau and Saveljic are two of 27 men’s tennis players across the league who were honored as All-ACC performers for the 2018-19 season.
2019 ALL-ACC MEN’S TENNIS
Player of the Year: Carl Söderlund, Virginia
Freshman of the Year: Brandon Nakashima, Virginia
Coach of the Year: Andres Pedroso, Virginia
First Team All-ACC
Lucas Poullain, Florida State
Carlos Divar, Georgia Tech
Alexis Galarneau, NC State
William Blumberg, UNC-CH
Benjamin Sigouin, UNC-CH
Carl Söderlund, Virginia
Brandon Nakashima, Virginia
Petros Chrysochos, Wake Forest
Borna Gojo, Wake Forest
Second Team All-ACC
Nick Stachowiak, Duke
Adria Soriano Barrera, Miami
Alex Knaff, Florida State
Igor Saveljic, NC State
Brian Cernoch, UNC-CH
Axel Nefve, Notre Dame
Henrik Wiersholm, Virginia
Jason Kros, Virginia Tech
Bar Botzer, Wake Forest
Third Team All-ACC
Derek Austin, Boston College
Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff, Louisville
Simon Baudry, Clemson
Francisco Bastias, Miami
Josh Peck, UNC-CH
Blaine Boyden, UNC-CH
Richard Ciamarra, Notre Dame
Alex Lebedev, Notre Dame
Henrik Korsgaard, Virginia Tech
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