Laplante Named To CSC Academic All-District Team

5/9/2023 12:54:00 PM

By: CONTACT: Mary Margaret Johnson, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mmjohnso@daemen.edu

AMHERST, N.Y. -- Zachary Laplante (Ottawa, Ont.) of the Daemen University men's tennis team earned 2023 Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognizing his combined achievements on the court and in the classroom.

To be eligible for Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be a starter of important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, and they must have reached sophomore athletic eligibility with at least one full calendar year completed at his/her current institution. Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced in late May.

Zachary Laplante: Sr, Ottawa, Ont. -- In his second season at Daemen, Laplante played in 19 of Daemen's 23 matches and led the team across the board with an 11-8 record in singles play and a 6-13 record in doubles play. In the spring season, Laplante played the majority of doubles matches with fellow senior Phillip Vance where they amassed a 6-10 overall record, and a 5-9 record in No. 2 doubles play. Laplante was the only Daemen player to finish with a winning record in singles play, and finished 5-5 in the last 10 matches of the spring. The senior went 9-5 in the No. 5 singles position this season. Laplante earned the ECC men's tennis Elite 19 award, given to the player with the top GPA in the conference after sustaining a 4.00 cumulative GPA. Laplante was inducted into the Daemen Business Administration and Accounting Department Honor Society in April, and majors in Accounting/Professional Accountancy (BS Portion) BSMS.

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