The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team joined the school's women's team in earning the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's All-Academic team honor this past week. UTC is the only Southern Conference school - and one of just 48 nationally - to receive ITA academic recognition for both its men's and women's teams. The award is given to programs with a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale, and the Mocs posted a 3.26 GPA to earn the honor for the second time in program history and first since 2002. Individual ITA Scholar Athlete awards went to Michael Birnbaum, Gino Delavalle and Pavels Grigorjevs, who each had an individual GPA of 3.50 or better. "I am very proud of our team for this achievement," Mocs coach Carlos Garcia said in a release. "It takes a lot of hard work and everyone has to be on the same page to earn this type of recognition. It is great to see our guys' efforts receive recognition."
Football
' Former Red Bank High School defensive lineman Malcolm Goines had two tackles for loss and half a sack as the United States beat Japan 59-12 for the International Federation of American Football gold medal Saturday night in Canton, Ohio. Goines, who played collegiately at Austin Peay, was credited with two solo tackles and two assists in the final, which gave the Americans a 4-0 record with a 214-36 scoring differential in the tournament. They beat Japan earlier in the tournament as well, winning 43-18 on July 12.