University of Tennessee Athletics
Handoyo and Parsons Named All-SEC
April 18, 2001 | Men's Tennis
Tennessee’s Mark Parsons and Peter Handoyo were named second team All-SEC by the league office Wednesday. This is the third All-SEC selection for both players. Parsons is a senior from St. John’s, Newfoundland and is ranked No. 46 nationally. He has had an up and down year, which saw him lose eight of nine matches at one point. Parsons has since righted the ship and began a new streak that has seen him win five of seven matches and captured SEC player of the week honors for the week of March 27-April 2. Parsons has a 20-16 record overall this season and a 6-5 SEC mark. He has done this while playing the No. 1 position for the Vols, a position that has put him up against 21 straight players that were ranked at the time of the match or are currently listed among the nation’s elite. Handoyo is a junior from Hilton Head, S.C. and is ranked No. 38 nationally. He has been a great performer and leader for the Vols this season, leading the team in both wins (30) and winning percentage (81%). He has also amassed a 9-2 SEC record, which leads the team. |
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| FOUR VOLS NAMED TO SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL |
| The Tennessee tennis team was represented by four players on this season’s SEC Academic Honor Roll released Wednesday. The players were senior Mark Parsons, juniors Andy Crews and Peter Handoyo and sophomore Matt Turner. Parsons has a 3.00 GPA in Philosophy and this is his first SEC honor roll selection. Crews has a 3.33 GPA in Spanish and is also making his first honor roll appearance. Handoyo is making his second honor roll appearance and has a 3.10 GPA in Accounting. Turner had a 3.78 GPA in Exercise Science, but he is no longer at the university. |
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| VOLS RANKED No. 7 TO START SEC TOURNAMENT |
| The Tennessee tennis team will begin the SEC Tournament as the No.7 ranked team in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. The Vols have held the seventh spot for the past three weeks. The Vols follow only Georgia (No. 2) among ranked SEC schools. The SEC leads the nation with all 12 men’s teams ranked among the nation’s top 35 teams, including 8 teams in the top 25. |
