DURHAM, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) - After receiving the most momentous honor of his undergraduate career, his bachelor’s degree on Saturday, May 12, North Carolina Central University student-athlete Alejandro Espitia collected his fifth honor of the season with his second consecutive selection to the Capital One Academic All-District Men’s At-Large Team on Friday, May 18 from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 
“Alejandro has been a model student-athlete during his tenure at NCCU, and as he embarks on the next chapter I am sure he will be successful in his future endeavors,” said NCCU director of tennis and head men’s tennis coach Curtis Lawson.
 
Along with this recent achievement, Espitia received Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Academic honors, the NCCU/US Marine Corps Leadership Award, the men’s tennis True Grit Award, the men’s tennis MVP Award, and the 2010-11 ITA All-Academic Team Award, which was awarded in September of 2011.
 
During the 2011-12 athletic season, Espitia recorded a perfect 10-0 doubles record with partner junior Jose Fabara as the No. 2 doubles team and a singles record of 5-7 (2-5 at No. 2, 2-1 at No. 3, 1-1 at No. 4).
 
The Bogota, Colombia native graduated with a degree political science with a 3.97 grade point average.
 
Espitia earned first team recognition for District 3, which includes North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The at-large category represents 12 men’s sports (fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling). As an all-district honoree, Espitia will now be placed on the ballot for consideration on the all-America team, which will be selected later this month.
 
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